Nigeria, July 28 -- Nigeria is launching an initiative to expand nationwide access to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly referred to as cooking gas.

Government officials, industry stakeholders, development partners, community representatives, and Bayelsa women are currently gathered on Tuesday, 28 July, in Bayelsa State for the launch of the National Grassroots LPG Penetration Programme, an initiative under Nigeria's Decade of Gas project.

The programme aims to expand access to LPG and encourage households to adopt cleaner, safer, and more efficient cooking fuel.

According to the Decade of Gas, the Bayelsa activation signals the start of a state-by-state rollout that will bring the benefits of clean cooking energy to communities a...