The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) and LNG Arete Ltd. on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on $27.3 million gas plant project to boost CNG infrastructure investment, expansion and availability. The Programme Director/Chief Executive Officer, P-CNGi, Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, said the partnership aimed at constructing a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant with a processing capacity of seven million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD). The P-CNGi (investing six...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) through its subsidiary, NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) has agreed to take a 15-per cent equity shareholding in Starzs Gas Limited’s 2 million standard cubic feet per day (2mmscf/d) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mother station in Iwhrekan, Ugheli South Local Government Area of Delta State. As part of the equity partnership, the national oil company has also agreed to guarantee gas supply to the multi-million-dollar facility on a competit...

News Investigators/ The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in collaboration with its Central Working Committee (CWC) on Tuesday unveiled the North-Central Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses given to NLC by the Federal Government. The NLC President, Comr. Joe Ajero, who said this at the official inauguration of 10 CNG buses in Lokoja, expressed optimism that the CNG buses would ease transportation for workers in the state. Ajero emphasised that the collaboration between government and NLC was a signif...

The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, says the Federal Government has so far invested $450m in compressed natural gas. Ekpo disclosed this at the ongoing Practical Nigerian Content Forum organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. According to Ekpo, gas will be the mainstay of Nigeria’s energy shift, and the government is giving local businesses a chance to engage in gas distribution, processing, and power generation. He st...

News Investigators/ Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of Kano State, on Wednesday, inaugurated 10 Federal Government’s Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses to provide affordable transportation for workers in the North West region. The buses were inaugurated at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Secretariat in Kano. In a speech, Kabir-Yusuf commended President Bola Tinubu for his initiative to provide the vehicles for workers in the region. He described the project as a significant step towards reducing tra...

. Affirms readiness to assist 36 States, FCT in acquiring CNG buses to reduce transportation cost The divestment of   ExxonMobil’s 100% stake in Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (MPNU) to Seplat Energy Plc.  is set to receive ministerial approval in a matter of days, according to President Bola Tinubu. The President disclosed this during his Independence Day national broadcast on October 1, 2024, confirming that the transaction has been successfully concluded by the Nigerian Upstream Petro...

August 6, 2024August 6, 2024 Concerned northern forum (CNG) have called o for the immediate relocation of the 3 Million Technical Talent accelerator (3MTT) from Kano to Kebbi state. CNG spokesperson, Comrade Abdulsalam Moh’d Kazeem at a press conference held in Abuja also called on the Economic and Financial Crimes.Commission (EFCC) to probe the 36 states governments over the utilisation of their huge monthly statutory allocations from the federal government. The forum argued that the call was...

The MEMAN Competency Centre hosted a workshop yesterday, 4th June 2024, focusing on operational safety in the retail compressed natural gas (CNG) sector. The hybrid event held at the MEMAN Secretariat in Lagos and online, brought together key stakeholders from across the industry to discuss best practices for the safe implementation and use of CNG in Nigeria. In his opening remarks, Huub Stokman, the Chairman of MEMAN, underscored the importance of the Competency Centre’s role in supporting th...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to commission the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion, Filling, Reverse Engineering and Training Centre in Utako Abuja. The landmark event which will take place on Friday, May 31, 2024, marks another NASENI milestone in its commitment to supporting the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda, particularly on sustainable energy alternatives and a clean energy ecosystem. The NASENI-Portlan...

Akaiso Akaiso, Lagos. The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Presidential CNG & LPG Initiative, which is aimed at moving Nigerians away from Petrol and Diesel as vehicular combustion fuel gas has received a major boost at the just concluded West Africa Automotive Show (WAAS 2024) which took place between 14th- 16th May, 2024 at the Landmark Centre, Lagos, Nigeria. An indigenous Oil & Gas Servicing Company POTENT WORLD GLOBAL LTD played host to their European Partner – AG Centrum (...