With more than half its population lacking access to energy, Nigeria still wastes gas
a major source of energy. The communities where the gas is flared are also bereft of any form of protection and empowerment. The
stories of these women point to what would have been if only the government would add a smidgen of grit to its promise to turn wasted gas into money. ABIOSE ADELAJA ADAMS reports on the plight of women who use heat from gas flaring sites to dry tapioca.
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Inside Eruemukohwarien, a community that is home to Ughelli East Gas Plant, it is always hot and bright. The residents don’t know the difference between the coolness of the night and the heat of the day, as raging flames have rolled out, noisily, non-stop, every day for the last 55 years.