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The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, has said Nigeria is facing a silent energy crisis.
He noted that only one in 10 per cent households in the country use clean energy sources and technologies for cooking.
Lawal said implementing the National Clean Cooking Policy of Nigeria would attract about 10 million direct jobs among youths.
The minister said this in a statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of the ministry, Ibrahim Haruna.
He 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, causing deforestation, and contributing to the effect of climate change as well as putting a burden on women."
