Samuel Ajala – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 14 Jul 2022 12:04:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 How energy scarcity affects Nigerian women in rural areas during childbirth https://energytransition.org/2022/07/how-energy-scarcity-affects-nigerian-women-in-rural-areas-during-childbirth/ https://energytransition.org/2022/07/how-energy-scarcity-affects-nigerian-women-in-rural-areas-during-childbirth/#respond Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:00:48 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26975 Inadequate primary healthcare facilities, including lack of access to electricity and health personnel in rural areas, poverty and bad roads, are among the factors fueling maternal and infant mortalities across Nigeria. Samuel Ajala looks closely at the need to provide sustainable energy solutions in primary health centres. Signpost of Bethesda Primary Health Centre, Utabiji Ainu, Benue State.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/07/how-energy-scarcity-affects-nigerian-women-in-rural-areas-during-childbirth/feed/ 0 How the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war affects Nigeria’s subsidy and energy prices https://energytransition.org/2022/06/how-the-ongoing-russia-ukraine-war-affects-nigerias-subsidy-and-energy-prices/ https://energytransition.org/2022/06/how-the-ongoing-russia-ukraine-war-affects-nigerias-subsidy-and-energy-prices/#respond Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:00:04 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26867 On February 24th, 2022, Russia launched a wide range of attacks on Ukraine. The invasion has left the European Union desperately searching for alternative energy sources to replace Russia’s fossil fuels. As a result, the invasion has also led to global fluctuations in crude oil prices, which directly impact fuel prices, so the higher crude oil prices are, the higher gas prices are likely to be.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/06/how-the-ongoing-russia-ukraine-war-affects-nigerias-subsidy-and-energy-prices/feed/ 0 Enhancing Nigeria’s Clean Cooking Access to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions https://energytransition.org/2022/06/enhancing-nigerias-clean-cooking-access-to-reduce-greenhouse-emissions/ https://energytransition.org/2022/06/enhancing-nigerias-clean-cooking-access-to-reduce-greenhouse-emissions/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:00:51 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26715 One of Nigeria’s silent energy crises is the lack of access to clean cooking. In many parts of Nigeria, women and girls bear the cost of fetching firewood, a traditional cooking method. They are also responsible for inhaling most of the deadly smoke. Samuel Ajala takes a closer look. Woman cooking dinner. (Photo by World Bank, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The expensive traditional cooking method burns up to...

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