The Programme Director and Chief Executive of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiatives, Michael Oluwagbemi, has announced the Federal Government’s plan to target over 25,000 jobs and $2.5 billion worth of investment by 2027. Oluwagbemi made this known during the Presidential CNG stakeholders’ engagement workshop held at BOVAS Auto-Gas filing stations, Ajibode Bus-Stop in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on …

The Nigerian Army has trained eleven officers in the operation of 15 newly converted compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles. Disclosing this on Thursday at Bonny Cantonment of the Nigerian Army, Victoria Island, Lagos, the Commander, Corps of Supply and Transport, Maj. Gen. A.A. Adeyinka said the conversion of the vehicles from petrol and diesel engines to CNG-powered engines would boost …

Senate Committee on Gas has given the Finance Minister, Wale Edun, a-seven-day ultimatum to provide details of the award and disbursement of over N100 billion to companies engaged in the handling of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (PCNG) projects allegedly done in breach of the Public Procurement Act 2017. The lawmakers noted that the request was coming on the heels …

In the wake of the prevailing bloodletting in the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima has reminded Nigerians that ending insecurity in the nation remained the cardinal agenda of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Shettima spoke at the opening of a two-day roundtable on insecurity in northern Nigeria, with the theme “Multi-dimensional Approach to Tackling Insecurity in Northern Nigeria” organised by the …

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has said that the private sector has a leading role in actualising the federal government initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the country. Idris stated this yesterday in Abuja at the commissioning of the ABG CNG Plant and graduation of 40 CNG Conversion Technicians. Idris who described the effort of …

Ogun State government, on Thursday, said that it will soon begin construction of bus stations for the take-off of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mass Transit scheme along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway axis. The stations are to be sited within the Mowe, Ibafo, Arepo, and Berger axes of the ever-busy expressway. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dairo Olugbenga …

To fast-track the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Nigeria, the federal government has inaugurated a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles pilot conversion centre in Lagos State, through the Presidential CNG Initiative (P-CNGi). Chief executive officer of P-CNGi, Micheal Oluwagbemi, while speaking at the inauguration of the FEMADAC Station on Saturday,  described the step as a significant development. Oluwagbemi …

The Federal Government has said it would convert 10 million Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the next 36 months. In a statement on Wednesday by the Spokesperson for the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Louis Ibah, said the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, stated this while on a panel tagged …

The Senate, on Tuesday, warned President Bola Tinubu against illegal spending and advised him to seek a supplementary budget for its Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) initiative. The Senate, through its Committee on Gas, led by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, urged the executive arm of government to expeditiously present a 2023 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly to kick start the CNG …

NNPC Limited (NNPCL) has partnered with NIPCO Group to deploy 35 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations nationwide. NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Malam Mele Kyari said the initiative is in addition to the phased deployment of 56 CNG stations planned by NNPCL Retail across the country. He said at a briefing that once the partnership takes off, the stations could …