There are just few countries in the world that illustrate the contradiction between resource abundance and domestic scarcity as sharply as Nigeria. Despite possessing the largest proven natural gas reserves in Africa, millions of Nigerians continue to struggle with rising cooking-gas prices and unreliable access to modern energy. A few years ago, cooking gas was supposed to be Nigeria’s energy success story. Government campaigns encouraged households to abandon firewood and kerosene. Energy experts spoke of cleaner cooking, better health ou
There are just few countries in the world that illustrate the contradiction between resource abundance and domestic scarcity as sharply as Nigeria. Despite possessing the largest proven natural gas reserves in Africa, millions of Nigerians continue to struggle with rising cooking-gas prices and unreliable access to modern energy. A few years ago, cooking gas was supposed to be Nigeria’s energy success story. Government campaigns encouraged households to abandon firewood
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