CNG Vehicles
23 Aug
The Federal Government has reiterated that a switch from diesel/petrol-powered vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles would reduce the cost of transportation in the country.
30 May
The Kwara State government, yesterday, launched the conversion and installation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles in Ilorin.
23 May
Federal Government has disclosed plans to waive import duties on vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as well as CNG kits to encourage making existing vehicles CNG-complaint.
22 May
The Federal government has disclosed plans to exempt import duties on vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and kits to encourage conversion of existing vehicles to CNG-complaint ones. The National Director/Chief Executive of the Pi-CNG, Michael Oluwagbemi, disclosed this at a stakeholders engagement meeting on agenda for the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG)…
19 May
The Programme Coordinator, Regulatory, Compliance and Facilitator, Presidential CNG Initiative, Mr. Zayyanu Tambari Yabo, has revealed that Federal Government would realise over three billion dollars investment from the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion initiative.
14 May
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has assured that the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) of the current administration is on course and that CNG-powered vehicles...
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