Nigeria: 5,000 Households to Get Free Cooking Gas in FCT

No fewer than 5,000 households are set to receive free gas cylinders with six months of free cooking gas refill under the Federal Capital Territory Administration's (FCTA) 'Breath Clean Air Initiative'.

The Mandate Secretary for the FCTA Health and Environment Secretariat (FCT-HES), Dr. Adedolapo Fasawe, made this known at the inauguration of the Safe Environment Renewable Project - Breath Clean Air Abuja on Saturday.

According to Fasawe, the focus of the programme is not merely about sharing palliatives but on addressing ignorance around people's environment and helping women better manage the home and the health of their households.

She stated that President Bola Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda had touched every area of human life with the aim of improving the standards of living for all classes of people.

Fasawe further stated that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had keyed into the President's vision and had shown enough commitment towards making the FCT a better place for all.

Also speaking, Dr. Babagena Adams, Permanent Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat, said that the initiative was important, as it would help to end the stress that pregnant women pass through.

Adams said, "We are also saving the pregnant women, along with their families.

"So, if they live healthy, they will be more productive, and the GDP of the FCT will increase. So, a healthy community is a wealthy community; that is the benefit." (NAN)

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