The Federal Government has explained the importance of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to economic development, saying every 1,000,000 vehicles converted to CNG will save the country about $2.5 billion. The Programme Director of Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG), Michael Oluwagbemi, said the government’s push for CNG would end the era of pollution, environmental degradation and economic hardship. Oluwagbemi spoke during …

The Federal Government on Wednesday announced series of activities leading to the anticipated nationwide deployment of its presidential Compressed Natural Gas buses and tricycles to replace the petrol-powered ones on 29 May. The Federal Executive Council, chaired by President Bola Tinubu had, on Monday, mandated all government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to procure only vehicles and generators powered by …