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Nigeria At 64: PCNGi To Promote CNG Adoption, Infrastructure Expansion

by Chika Izuora and Leadership News
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The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) has announced a series of events and activities planned for the week of Nigeria’s 64th Independence anniversary.

The initiatives aimed to increase the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a cleaner and more affordable alternative to fuel.

To kick off the lineup of activities for the independence anniversary week, starting Friday, September 27, is the commencement of the CNG Transport Fare Drop Program which will include the signing ceremony with National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) covering the Abuja to Itakpe Station – Ajaokuta Train Station – Adavi to convert fleet vehicles to CNG in return for 30-40% fare reduction.

This programme will serve as an incentive to NURTW members in Abuja to convert their vehicles to CNG in exchange for a fare reduction.

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The PCNGi will continue its nationwide commercial incentive program for commercial cars open day, expanding to 38 centers in Kaduna, Abuja, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Delta and Edo state on Saturday, September 8, 2024.

 

On Monday, September 30, the signing ceremony with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF) to operationalise the Nigerian Police CNG Conversion Program and train cadets to man strategic conversion centers the NPTF is investing in. This initiative will help train the police cadets to manage strategic conversion centers established by the NPTF.

 

To celebrate Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day on October 1, 2024, the PCNGi will be launching the CNG Tricycle Empowerment Program in collaboration with the Ministry of Youths. This program aims to provide over 2000 young Nigerians with the opportunity to own and operate CNG-powered tricycles in 2024.

 

The PCNGi will launch the Kogi State Conversion Incentive Program and hand over CNG buses to the state’s mass transit entity to ply interstate routes to Abuja. Additionally, the PCNGi will inaugurate three new CNG conversion sites in the state. This event will take place on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.

 

To conclude the week’s activities, the PCNGi would launch in Ekiti State where the handover of CNG buses to the states mass transit to ply interstate routes to Abuja and inaugurate four new CNG conversion sites in Ekiti.

The events lined up for the independence week were part of the PCNGi’s ongoing efforts to promote the widespread adoption of CNG in Nigeria. By providing incentives, training, and infrastructure, the aim was to make CNG a more accessible and affordable fuel option for Nigerians.


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