A truck driver has been hospitalised following an accident that caused a seven-hour gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. The collision, which occurred at the Otedola Bridge section of the expressway, involved two trucks whose drivers were reportedly contesting the right of way. One of the vehicles, loaded with wheat, spilled its contents across the road, leaving motorists stranded for hours. Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) were reportedly seen...

THE Dangote Petroleum Refinery has taken delivery of more than 2,000 Compressed Natural gas, CNG trucks and ready for nationwide distribution of petroleum products to end-users. Checks by Vanguard indicated that more deliveries would be received in the coming days to enable the 650,000 barrels per day, bpd plant increase its fleets to 4,000 CNG trucks planned for the programme. The checks also confirmed that the nationwide rollout, targeted at enhancing supply and lower prices would still take o...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has handed over 35 hybrid Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses to the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas. During a brief ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Monday, the Group CEO, NNPC Ltd, Bashir Ojulari, reiterated the Company’s commitment to support the Federal Government’s gas aspirations. The GCEO stated that the move was in line with NNPC Ltd.’s efforts to drive the adoption of CNG as a cleaner, cheaper, and sustainable fuel...

The Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, yesterday inaugurated the first-ever Liquefied to Compressed Natural Gas (LCNG) hub located in the Northeast of the country in Yola, Adamawa State. A  press statement quoted the minister  as describing the project being promoted by Greenville LNG as a strong testament to the potential of public-private collaboration in advancing the Federal Government’s ‘Decade of Gas’ agenda. “The strategic location of this facility in t...