The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure and the Kaduna State Government have distributed solar home systems and clean cooking stoves to 500 residents of the state. The exercise is meant to lift livelihoods in households that live without dependable electricity and still cook over smoky fires. A solar kit at home means light and phone charging without the cost of fuel or the patience a failing grid demands. Clean cookstoves matter most for women, who bear the brunt of the smoke and the hours spent over the fire. Handing out the units is described as a way of easing the daily burden on families in the communities covered. The pairing of a federal technology agency with a state government suggests the scheme rides on a wider push for energy access. The report stops short of saying whether more residents will benefit later.