The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has ordered over 1,000 CNG tractors and semi-trailers from Chinese automaker BAIC FOTON to strengthen the group’s logistics operations. The disclosure was contained in a statement published on BAIC FOTON’s official website on Monday, March 2, 2026. The order, formalised during a strategic meeting in Beijing, marks a significant expansion of Dangote Group’s fleet as it moves to deploy compressed natural gas-powered vehicles across its o...

The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) has clarified that the recent increase in CNG pump prices from N230 per Standard Cubic Metre (SCM) was the result of decisions by private operators, and not a directive from the Federal Government. The statement was made on Thursday in Abuja by Matilda Johnson, Brands and Corporate Communications Manager at PCNGI, following reports suggesting otherwise, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Johnson described claims that the gove...