Nigeria’s GAS360 targets 150,000 homes for gas cooking
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Traditional rulers in Wukari and Ibi, in Nigeria’s Taraba State, support a GAS360 initiative to equip 150,000 households with gas-cooking solutions. The programme is intended to reduce the use of firewood and charcoal, improve health and create local economic activity, Leadership reports.
GAS360 aims to convert 150,000 households in southern Taraba to gas cooking through its “Cook Clean, Pay Less” initiative, which is intended to reduce the use of firewood and charcoal, according to Leadership.
The traditional leaders of Wukari and Ibi have pledged to mobilise their communities in support of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Manu Ishaku Adda Ali, Aku Uka of Wukari and chairman of the Taraba State Council of Traditional Rulers, and Abubakar Salihu Danbawuro, Emir of Ibi, made the commitment during separate meetings with the company. GAS360 also presents its programme as a way to combat deforestation, improve public health and create economic opportunities.
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