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The Bola Tinubu-led federal government has commenced the free distribution of filled cooking gas cylinders to rural women in the Federal Capital Territory , Abuja.
The ministry distributed the cylinders to over 1,000 women drawn from the various area councils in Abuja under the pilot phase of the programme.Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the programme, the Coordinating Director, Decade of Gas Programme, Ed Ubong, said the distribution of cooking gas to rural women was in line with the President Bola Tinubu’s initiative on gas.
Asked to state those funding the project, Ubong replied, “It is funded by the private sector. And we are giving it out for free. The gas cylinders are filled for free and they have stoves on them. Also, a training will be done for free. Ubong explained that all key players in the oil and gas sector were sponsoring the Decade of Gas programme, noting that funding for the free cooking gas distribution was coming from these sponsors.
“We are not only introducing a programme today, we are on a mission to change millions of Nigerians’ lives in our six geographical zones. By 2030, we want to convert 250,000 houses a year to clean cooking gas, which is a lofty but attainable target.
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