Africare Nigeria in collaboration with Igbogbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), have upgraded the cassava and garri processing plant in Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA to a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plant, The Guardian reports.

The Africare “Upgrade to Gas” project in communities, which is in line with the government’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) policy, aimed at converting 30 million households from firewood, charcoal and kerosene to gas, also empowered women towards clean cooking with the use of gas.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Cassava Processing Centre, Igbogbo, the Programme Manager, National Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Plan, office of the Vice President, Dayo Adeshina said the Federal Government is in support of complete switch of style of domestic cooking to LPG nationwide.