The Nation reports that in a move to win the hearts of Nigerian women the president has released N5 billion to the Ministry of the Environment for the purchase of clean cooking stoves for rural women, a project which is expected to cost N9.2 billion.
This was revealed yesterday by the minister of the environment, Laurentia Mallam, who said that the president will inaugurate the project today.
According to Mallam the stoves will be distributed to women in rural areas through the state environment ministries .
Speaking during an inspection visit to the Veldrome at the National Stadium, Abuja, Mallam revealed that the contractor, Messrs Integra Renewable Energy Services Limited, has been given N1.3 billion from the N5 billion released by the federal government.
She added that clean cooking stoves will help to discourage the use of firewood for cooking, which she said is one of the causes of the desertification in the north.
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