Across Delta State, soaring cooking gas prices are quietly reversing years of progress toward cleaner household energy. Residents say the cost of refilling cylinders has risen so sharply in recent months that many families are returning to firewood and charcoal, while others are cutting back on meals and cooking less often. Interviews with households, traders and gas retailers reveal a growing crisis that is forcing thousands to rethink how they prepare food and manage already stretched incomes, EFECHA GOLD reports
For years, the kitchen was the heartbeat of many homes in Delta State.
It was where families gathered after a long day, where mothers prepared meals for their children, where laughter mixed with the aroma of food, and where daily life unfolded around the cooking pot.
Today, that familiar scene is changing.
Across the state, rising cooking gas prices are forcing families to make painful adjustments. Meals are being reduced,
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