Bayelsa Launches Nationwide Cooking Gas Distribution Programme

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the National Grassroots Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Penetration Programme in Bayelsa State, targeting 27,000 households with cooking gas as part of efforts to expand access to clean energy and reduce the cost of LPG.

Flagging off the initiative in Yenagoa on Tuesday, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the programme reflects the government's commitment to ensuring Nigeria's over 215 trillion cubic feet of proven natural gas reserves translate into tangible benefits for citizens.

'When the price of gas was high, we engaged producers and told them Nigerians must come first,' he said. 'That intervention has contributed to the reduction in prices, and we will continue working with them to ensure LPG remains affordable.'