Michael Oluwagbemi
23 Nov
The signing, by the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) recently of separate deals with 75 conversion firms nationwide as part of government’s policy of reducing addiction to petrol and diesel is timely
15 Nov
The Federal Government is set to establish industrial parks to produce kits and other components currently being imported to convert vehicles to run on compressed natural gas (CNG).
31 Oct
The Federal Government, through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI), has signed an agreement with taxi operators at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
18 Oct
The Ministry of Finance Incorporated, the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) and the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG) launched the Credit Access for Light and Mobility Fund in Abuja at the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the three agencies.
7 Oct
The Federal Government has handed over 15 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses and kits to the Ekiti State government, even as it launched seven conversion centres in the state.
3 Sep
The Federal Government, yesterday, presented over 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses to the management of Pacesetter Transport Service in Ibadan, Oyo State.
16 Aug
The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) has expressed its disappointment over the discriminatory practices within the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI), under the leadership of its Programme Director, Michael Oluwagbemi.
12 Aug
Programme Director/CEO, Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PCNGI) PCNGI, Michael Oluwagbemi, has indicated that Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) would reduce the cost of fueling for cab drivers in Nigeria by about 70 per cent. He made this known at the launch of the Rideshare CNG conversion incentive programme and MYCNG APP, at the Portland/NASENI…
7 Jun
The Programme Director and Chief Executive of the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI), Michael Oluwagbemi, has emphasised the importance of developing a robust regulatory framework to ensure the safe handling and use of Compressed Natural Gas
31 May
The Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential CNG Initiative (Pi-CNG), Michael Oluwagbemi, has identified gas as a safe and reliable alternative energy for transportation challenges in Nigeria.
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.
18 May
The Federal Government has said it will stop subsidising poverty, importing unemployment and exporting jobs by leveraging the country's natural gas resources. This was revealed by Michael Oluwagbemi, Programme Director of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), during a stakeholders' engagement meeting on the Presidential Initiative on CNG held in Port Harcourt, Rivers…
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