Voice of America: Nigeria to Switch to Clean Cooking Gas

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Nigeria to Switch to Clean Cooking Gas Mar 6th 2013, 20:21 Aid agencies are teaming up with Nigeria's government to convert 20 million stoves from unwholesome fuel and firewood to clean cooking gas.  About 112 million Nigerians rely solely on firewood for cooking, producing fumes and smoke that put them at high risk of asthma, bronchitis, child pneumonia, and lung cancer. The World Health Organization says more than 95,000 Nigerians die annually due to complications caused by the inhalation of smoke from biofuels.  This makes it the ... Media files: CF4DD2E6-3FC1-47F4-AB01-C3DFACD089EC_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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