Tinubu Targets Mass Shift From Petrol To CNG, Commissions TETFund Projects

President Bola Tinubu yesterday commissioned four major Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure projects spanning Lagos, Abuja and Owerri, in a single-day rollout that significantly expands the country’s clean transport infrastructure.

According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the projects, all delivered under the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), form part of the federal government’s accelerated response to the petroleum subsidy reform and a deliberate strategy to expand domestic gas utilisation, reduce transport costs and accelerate the country’s transition to cleaner fuels.

At Ojota, Lagos, the president flagged off the Portland Gas CNG Mother Station, a facility with a daily dispensing capacity of 96,000 standard cubic metres. The project also includes two skid trucks for onward distribution, a 54-metric-tonne Liquefied CNG storage facility, and an associated CNG Daughter Station at Kubwa, Abuja.

The president also yesterday commissioned series of new tertiary education infrastructure projects across the country, as part of the nationwide programme of commissionings marking his administration’s third anniversary in office. The projects, all delivered by the Federal Ministry of Education under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), span four federal and state-owned tertiary institutions across the North Central, North West, North East.

According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, at the Nasarawa State College of Education, Akwanga, the President inaugurated the newly built School of Science Complex — a two-storey facility housing conventional reading areas, dedicated staff and student e-libraries, the Chief Librarian’s office, secretarial offices and reference and inquiry sections. It is designed to strengthen the College’s capacity to train science teachers for basic and post-basic schools across Nasarawa State.

At the Nigerian Defence Academy, Afaka Campus, Kaduna, the president commissioned two flagship projects — the remodelled Senate Building and the new Biodiversity and Conservation Centre.