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CNG

Lagos Unveils New Safety, Welfare, CNG Initiatives for Truck Operators

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CNG, NARTPAN

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has introduced a series of transport-focused interventions aimed at improving safety standards, operational efficiency, and environmental sustainability within the state’s haulage and freight sector. The initiatives, announced at the maiden Maritime Logistics Stakeholders’ Forum in Agidingbi, Ikeja, include free eye screening for truckers, drug and substance abuse sensitisation, […]

FG targets 500 compressed CNG stations nationwide in three years

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CNG, NARTPAN

The federal government has announced plans to establish 500 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across Nigeria over the next three years, aimed at accelerating the country’s transition to cleaner and more affordable fuels. In a statement on Sunday, Oluwole Adama, Executive Director of the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), said the initiative will […]

Remi Tinubu donates 7 hybrid buses to CAN youth wing; group urges action on killings

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Remi Tinubu, first lady of Nigeria, has donated seven 18-seater hybrid compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to the Youth Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN). The donation is intended to support the mobility and outreach of Christian youths across the country. Speaking at the YOWICAN national convention and bus presentation ceremony in Abuja […]

Innoson to build CNG assembly plant in Bayelsa

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CNG, NARTPAN

Nigeria’s leading automobile manufacturer, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Limited, has announced plans to establish a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) assembly plant in Bayelsa State. Innocent Chukwuma, IVM Chairman and CEO, disclosed this on Monday during a visit to Governor Douye Diri in Yenagoa. Chukwuma said the project would enhance Bayelsa’s transport system, create jobs, and […]

What kerosene taught Nigeria, CNG may teach again

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By Victor Ejechi When compressed natural gas (CNG) was being sold at N230 per standard cubic metre (SCM), it was marketed as the people’s alternative to expensive petrol. It was cheaper, cleaner, and supposedly shielded from the subsidy politics that has haunted Nigeria for decades. But this week, the promise dimmed: the price jumped by […]

FG denies ordering hike in CNG pump prices

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The Federal Government has clarified that it did not direct operators in the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) sector to increase pump prices, saying recent adjustments were decisions made by private players. The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) made this known in a statement signed in Abuja on Thursday by Matilda Johnson, its Brand […]

Reps raise concerns over CNG policy implementation, demand transparency

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Tajudeen Abbas

Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives, says the federal government’s compressed natural gas (CNG) policy represents a strategic shift towards safer, cleaner, and more affordable alternatives to petrol, especially in the transport sector. Abbas spoke on Thursday at an investigative hearing of the house ad-hoc committee on the implementation of the CNG policy […]

CNG: President Tinubu And Promise Of Cheaper Energy For Posterity

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Tinubu

By Oche Echeija Egwa President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s removal of fuel subsidy on May 29th, 2023, will always be remembered for its audacity. And the President himself will be in history books for his uncommon courage. Now, less than two years later, the alternative is steadily paying-off, not only for motorists and transporters, but also […]

Nigeria allocates N122bn to boost CNG adoption in transportation

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CNG, vehicles

BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO Nigeria has committed N122 billion to expand the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in its transportation sector, aiming to mitigate soaring diesel costs and reduce dependence on imported fuels. The initiative, spearheaded by the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), seeks to establish a robust nationwide CNG infrastructure, providing businesses […]

FG hands over 64 CNG buses to labour unions, NANS

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CNG, vehicles

.Says initiative aims to alleviate burden on the poor and vulnerable The Federal Government has handed over 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). When deployed for commuter service, the buses will significantly reduce transportation […]

President Bola Tinubu commissions CNG buses

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Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu during the commissioning of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses at the state house in Abuja. President Bola Tinubu highlighted the importance of utilizing Nigeria’s natural gas resources to power the transportation industry as an economic necessity. The president acknowledged the challenges faced by Nigerians in transportation and expresses gratitude to INNOSON Motors […]

FG reiterates CNG will create jobs, wealth for Nigerians

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CNG, NARTPAN

The Federal Government has reiterated that diversifying the country’s energy mix to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) will create more jobs and wealth for Nigerians. The Director-General National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), My Joseph Osanipin, said this at the Critique/Validation Workshop for the recently developed National Occupational Standard (NOS) in Keffi on Monday. The […]

Allow Igbo Have Biafra, CNG Tells N/Assembly

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CNG

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has urged the National Assembly to suspend the ongoing constitution review to enable Government organise a referendum on actualisation of a Biafra Republic. Addressing journalists on Thursday in Abuja, CNG Spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said that the appeal became necessary due to the unrelenting disturbances by IPOB in the form […]

Northern coalition to Buhari: Prove you have political will to protect Nigerians

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CNG

Patrick Okohue Following recent happenings that seem to threaten the very fundamental of Nigeria’s unity, a Northern Coalition Group, named Coalition of Northern Group (CNG), has thrown a challenge to the President Muhammadu Buhari led Government to show to the country that he has the capacity to safeguard the corporate existence of the nation. “Coalition […]