Nigeria facing silent energy crisis, says minister

The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, said only one in 10 per cent households in the country use clean energy sources and technologies for cooking.

Balarabe said implementing the National Clean Cooking Policy of Nigeria would attract about 10 million direct jobs among youths.

The minister said this on Saturday in a statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of the ministry, Ibrahim Haruna.

The minister was quoted to have said, “Nigeria is facing a silent energy crisis. Only one in 10 households in the country use clean energy sources and technologies for cooking.

“Traditional cooking with firewood and other polluting fuels such as kerosene and charcoal are claiming lives, causes deforestation, and contributes to the effect of climate change as well as putting a burden on women.

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