Companies under the Presidential CNG Initiative (P-CNGi) have announced plans to establish over 1,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion centers across Nigeria. The move aims to make CNG more affordable and accessible to Nigerians.

The first conversion center was inaugurated in Lagos, where the Chief Executive Officer of FEMADEC Energy Group, Fola Akinola, explained that the initiative seeks to reduce CNG prices. Akinola stated: “What we are kicking off in Lagos is not the end. We have another one in Lagos State coming up, we have one in Ogun State coming, Port Harcourt scheme will be launched soon, Abuja is coming very soon, Kaduna and many more are also coming up.”

Akinola emphasised that the country spends a substantial amount importing fuel and encouraged a shift to CNG, which is safer, cleaner, and will be made affordable. “We are going to produce our own CNG… I want to promise Nigerians with the help of P-CNGi and MOFI, we will maintain a cost not exceeding N250 for CNG,” he added.

P-CNGi CEO, Michael Oluwagbemi, highlighted the safety of autogas and assured that CNG is different from LPG.

He said, “CNG is confined in a 10-millimeter steel cylinder. It is bulletproof… so the likelihood of an explosion is next to nil.” He added that the initiative would leverage 55,000 conversion kits in the coming months and emphasized the economic and environmental benefits of transitioning to CNG.

CEO of Mofi, Dr. Armstrong Takaang, expressed gratitude to the President for his support and highlighted Nigeria’s potential as a gas nation. “It is much cleaner to use the CNG, and that is why the launch of this program, particularly the conversion workshop, is key for us. It marks a major milestone in this program,” he said.