LEGIT
The Federal Government has released a list of locations across the country where motorists can convert their petrol and diesel-powered vehicles to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). This move aims to provide an affordable alternative, thereby reducing the cost of transportation.
Free conversion for motorists
Michael Oluwagbemi, the Programme Director and Chief Executive of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi), speaking to journalists on Thursday, July 11, said the conversion would be at no cost for commercial transporters across different unions.
Oluwagbemi mentioned that these unions include the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), and the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), among others.
He also noted that ride-share operators were included in the scheme, with a target of free 1 million conversions by 2027.
CNG priced at N200
Legit.ng reports that under the Presidential CNG Initiative, NNPCL and NIPCO Gas entered a strategic partnership to expand CNG stations across Nigeria.
The collaboration is set to establish 35 CNG stations nationwide, of which 12 were commissioned in Lagos and Abuja in the past week.
The effort was part of the government’s response to the increase in fuel prices, which rose from N197 per litre to N617 after the petrol subsidy removal announced by President Tinubu on May 29 last year, significantly raising transportation costs.
