Author

Samuel Ajala

Samuel Ajala is a data journalist and research intern with Dataphyte.

He has an interest in covering SDGs - education, climate change, energy transition, and gender equality.

You can follow him on Twitter; @ajalasamuelakin

Climate

On Nigeria’s Clean Energy Plans and Improved Energy Access by 2030

Clean energy is energy that comes from renewable, zero-emission sources that do not pollute the atmosphere when used and the good news is that Nigeria is blessed with renewable energy resources like wind, solar, biomass and hydropower. Nigeria’s primary energy carrier is biomass (81.25%), followed by natural gas (8.2%), petroleum products(5.3%), crude oil (4.8%), hydropower (0.4%), and others (< 1%).