The Niger State Government has received another set of 50 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses, bringing the total to 250.

Mr Abdullberqy Ebbo, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Digital Media and Strategy, said this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja.

He said, “100 of these buses will operate on the Suleja-Abuja route at discounted prices while the others will provide intra-state services, also at discounted prices.”

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The aide also said that the buses would offer free services to school children within the state capital while civil servants would be conveyed to the secretariat by the buses at discounted prices.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has started construction of CNG/LPG stations in Lambata, Tafa, Bida, and Mokwa in the state.

The state government has also said it would construct one in Kontagora