Developing Nigeria’s renewable energy
07 September 2017 |
3:14 pm
According to the President of the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria, Segun Adaju, adoption of renewable energy in Nigeria will lead to an efficient source of power distribution in Nigeria.
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