FILE: Cooking gas cylinders
The Federal Government has said its National Grassroots LPG (cooking gas) Penetration Programme will reach more than 10 million Nigerian homes by 2060 as it expands the nationwide clean cooking initiative.
The programme, implemented through the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources (Gas) and the Decade of Gas Initiative, was launched in Akwa Ibom State on Thursday, making the state the second stop in the nationwide state-by-state rollout after Bayelsa State.
Speaking at the launch, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the programme would target one million households annually, five million homes by 2030 and more than 10 million homes by 2060.
In a statement on Friday, Ekpo called on governments, regulators, industry players, financial institutions, development partners, traditional institutions, communities and the media to collaborate in ensuring its sustainability and nationwide impact.
