FG's CNG Initiative: Balancing Safety Concerns with Economic Benefits By Zekeri Idakwo Laruba One of the major criticisms of the current administration, led by President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, is the abrupt announcement and subsequent removal of fuel subsidy during his inaugural address on May 29, 2023. His...

FG Targets 40% Transport Fare Cut with CNG Expansion The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a plan to increase compressed natural gas infrastructure and cut transportation fares by over 40 per cent. This initiative was formalised during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony in Abuja...

Free Conversion of CNG Vehicles Commences in Oyo, Kaduna The Federal Government has commenced the free conversion of petrol-powered commercial vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, and in Zaria, Kaduna State. In Ibadan, about 100 commercial vehicles were converted...

Tinubu Commissions 20 CNG Buses At Presidential Villa President Bola Tinubu has commissioned the first set of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The buses numbering 20 were said to be the first batch produced locally by local manufacturer, Innoson Motors. Some of...

CNG: FG Allocates N36bn to Convert 30,000 Vehicles The Federal Government will spend an average of N36bn to convert 30,000 petrol or diesel-powered vehicles to start running on Compressed Natural Gas in the next 90 days. The government said it had acquired 30,000 CNG conversion kits...

FG Makes Conversion of Petrol, Diesel Vehicles to CNG Free The Federal Government, on Thursday, declared that the conversion of petrol and diesel-powered commercial vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas is going to be free of charge. It declared this in Abuja after signing agreements...