Compressed Natural Gas
8 Nov
The Federal Government has clarified the safety of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) following the ban by the Malaysian government on Liquefied
3 Oct
The Federal Government has announced the removal of Value Added Tax (VAT) on diesel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), also known as cooking gas, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), and Electric Vehicles (EVs), among others.
30 Sep
To boost economic growth, Dangote Group has unveiled plans to invest in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to facilitate transportation and trade.
27 Aug
Nigeria's recent fuel scarcity has revealed the fragility of the nation’s energy infrastructure, triggering widespread economic distress and revealing the pressing need for alternative fuel sources. The crisis, which saw transportation costs surge has had a domino effect on various sectors of the economy. Businesses have faced operational disruptions, leading to inflated production costs, supply…
11 Jun
The Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Alkali, yesterday, disclosed that the government has commenced the conversion of railway locomotiv
5 Jun
As the Federal Government continues the push for increased gas supply to the domestic market, the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natura
22 Apr
About 11 months after removing fuel subsidy and promising to provide Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicles as succour, the Federal Government, yesterday, announced an imminent roll-out.
14 Apr
NIPCO Gas is taking auto gas closer to Nigerians, as it plans to launch four new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Lagos between April and May this year.
29 Mar
The Federal Government has set 2027 as the year when at least one million vehicles in Nigeria will run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The Project Director for Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), Michael Oluwagbemi disclosed that this is the target set by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to Oluwagbemi, the target will see…
5 Mar
The Federal Government is seeking a $2.5 billion investment from the private sector to achieve the ambitious target of converting one million vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by 2027.
3 Jan
When President Bola Tinubu removed the fuel subsidy last year, a potential gain was that it would improve Nigeria’s climate change response by reducing the amount of carbon emissions released into the environment via fossil fuel consumption.
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