The Federal Government has called for strong global financing support to accelerate clean cooking access for five million Nigerian households by 2030. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Dr Ekperikpe Ekpo, made this appeal at a high-level dialogue on Advancing Energy Access and Clean Cooking, during the 2026 International Energy Agency (IEA) Ministerial Meeting in Paris, France, according to a statement on Friday by his media aide, Mr Louis Ibah. Ekpo told the global gathering that Nigeria’s clean cooking agenda is anchored on a clear presidential mandate and embedded within broader gas sector reforms under the Decade of Gas Initiative and the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), which he said have strengthened regulatory certainty and improved investor confidence across the gas va...