Customs gets 200 CNG-powered Buffaloes, MDAs to buy only CNG vehicles, sale of E-tags begins, NPA clears decade-long gridlock at Mile 2-TinCan-Apapa corridor, news in the past week. Tinubu Orders All Ministries, Departments And Agencies To Purchase Only CNG-powered Vehicles President Bola Tinubu on Monday May 13th directed the mandatory procurement of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered vehicles by all Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The move is also in furtherance of Nigeria�...

FG approves N12.5bn billion to buy 200 CNG-powered Toyota Land Cruiser 70 “Buffaloes” for the Nigeria Customs Service. An additional sum of N522 million was also granted by FG to insure the Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series pickup trucks. The Aproval was granted at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, chaired by the Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The Federal Government has approved the sum of N12.5 billion for the purchase of Two Hundred (200) brand new Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series ‘...

National Automotive Design and Development Council set to commence accreditation of CNG conversion workshops. The move is to ensure safety and standard amid plans let Nigerians use CNG as an alternative and cheaper transportation fuel. NADDC aims to sensitise converters on the guidelines for the CNG powered vehicle conversion to ensure best practices. About one million CNG-powered vehicles expected to be produced by 2027 while over N3b investments would be realised in the sector. The National Au...

PCNGi : NADDC boss, Minister of Finance tours JET Motor Company CNG Buses assembly plant in Lagos. JET Motors Company is one of the selected assembly plants under the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi). It costs about N55k to fill a 15-20 seater buses with petrol, while N12,000-15,000 will be needed to fill a CNG bus of the same capacity. JET Motors is currently assembling Semi-Knocked Down (SKD) components of CNG and electric buses and tricycles. The Director General of the...

President Tinubu orders all Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to purchase CNG-powered vehicles. FG says that the directive is in line with the President’s commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs. At the FEC meeting on Monday, Tinubu affirmed that there is no turning back in the energy reforms. Tinubu further directed members of FEC seeking the purchase of petrol-powered vehicles to procure CNG-powered ones. President Bola Tinubu on Monday May...

LASG traffic cameras, Ogun State deploys anti-crime drone, LASG set to launch 2,000 CNG buses, FG set to deploy First Batch of CNG vehicles, news in the past week. Automatic Number Plate Recognition Cameras Captured 850,000 Violations In 15-months – LASG The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, says that the recently introduced Traffic Management Solution (TMS) device successfully captured 26,816 real-time traffic infringements in the last three months. While spe...

Lagos State Government announce plans to launch 2,000 New Mass Transit Buses powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Also confirmed that a private operator/ investor will, in the month of June, launch 250 new Electric powered (EV) Cabs. LASG also said that the recently introduced TMS device captured 26,816 real-time traffic infringements in the last three months. The Lagos State Government has announced plans to take transportation to the next level through the launch of 2,000 new mass transit...

FG announce plans to deploy the first batch of CNG Vehicles ahead of first anniversary of Tinubu in office on May 29th 2024. Said N100 billion was allocated to purchase 5,500 CNG vehicles, 100 electric buses, and over 20,000 CNG conversion kits. Deployment of CNG vehicles is parts of FG’s vision to have at least one million natural gas propelled vehicles on the roads by 2027. The Federal Government has announced plans to start the deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses and tricycles...