Nigeria calls on UN to promote fair hydrogen economy

Orisemeke Benjamin

Nigeria has urged the United Nations to foster an inclusive and fair hydrogen economy, emphasising that no region should be excluded from the shift to a cleaner energy ecosystem.

The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, outlined the country’s position during his closing remarks at the Conference on Clean Hydrogen: Shaping Sustainable Industry’s Future, organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday.

Bagudu said the global body must tackle past inequalities, where value creation was focused in a few regions, while others were relegated to suppliers of raw potential.

Explaining that hydrogen represents far more than just a decarbonisation tool, but also a pathway to industrialisation, job creation, energy security, and economic diversification for most countries, it must be seen as a historic opportunity to shift from the margins to the mainstream of global energy systems.