FDepartment. of Energy Planning and Analysis, Energy Commission of Nigeria, Plot 701C, Central Area, P.M.B 358, Garki, FCT- Abuja, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author E-mail: zakusamaila@yahoo.com

Accepted 12 October, 2015

The study investigated the household energy use between the Gwagwalada Town and Gwako village of Gwagwalada area council; FCT Abuja Nigeria. Stratified sampling technique was used to select the sample size of 100 respondents (50 from the G/lada Town and 50 from the Gwako village). A set of pretested and structured questionnaire was used in data collection. The result showed that G/lada households utilized modern domestic energy types (LPG, kerosene and electricity) than Gwako households. The result of the Pearson correlation analysis showed that there is a significant positive correlation between the type of energy use and dwelling places, education qualification and monthly income. Those who live in the G/lada Town, place much emphasis on safety and convenience in their choice of energy use while the majority of the Gwako dwellers emphasized income in their choice of cooking energy. I therefore recommend that the government should further subsidize the energy prices and provide basic facilities for the supply and distribution chain to make these energy types available and affordable.

Keywords: Household, Energy use, Determinant, Gwagwalada, Gwako.

How To Cite This Article:

S. G. Zaku*, A . Abdallah, J.S. Olayande, Kabir A and Tukur, A. A. Java Mataram Comparative Studies of Household Energy Use in Nigeria: A Case Study of Gwagwalada and Gwako in Gwagwalada Area Council of Abuja-FCT. Swift Journal of Economics and International Finance 1(1), pp. 005-009.