Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) to launch Hybrid Electric variants of Cross, RAV4, Land Cruiser Prado into Nigerian market. MD of TNL made this known on while speaking with journalists at the Toyota Motor Show held between June 27-29th 2024. TNL would also be lending its big network of workshops for vehicle conversion to CNG-powered to support FG’s campaign. Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL), the sole distributor of Toyota vehicles in Nigeria, has announced plans to roll out three hybrid electric vari...

“What N28k worth of petrol covers now costs me N4k with CNG”, motorists shares testimonies on cost savings, efficiency.  A female driver revealed she now spends N4,100 on CNG to cover the same distance she pays N28,000 worth of petrol for.  A truck driver and a taxi driver also testified that CNG stands out as a more eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative fuel option. Some motorists who have converted their vehicles to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as fuel have shared their testimo...

One million vehicles converted to use CNG will save Nigeria $2.5 billion yearly, save 6 million litre of petrol per day.  In addition to being 18 time safer than our petrol and diesel, motorists can realise between 40% to 50% savings with CNG.  CNG is expected to end the era of pollution, environmental degradation as well as reduce the cost of transportation. The Federal Government has explained that Nigeria will save about $2.5 billion per year and about 6 million litres of petrol per day for...

NASENI boss wants approval from president Tinubu to convert all the vehicles in the State House Fleet to run on CNG fuel. He said this during the launch of the NASENI-Portland CNG Conversion, Filling, Reverse Engineering and Training Centre in Abuja. According to NASENI boss, the facility can convert 15 cars every two hours, which translates to 2,700 conversions per month. The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has urged President Bola Tinubu to give the Agency a...

Tinubu on Friday commissioned NASENI-Portland CNG Conversion, Filling, Reverse Engineering and Training Centre in Utako Abuja. At the event, he directed Federal MDAs to patronise products of NASENI to support Made-in-Nigeria goods and reduce importation. CEO of NASENI says that the facility can convert 15 cars every two hours, which translates to an output of 2,700 conversions per month. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to patronise pro...

Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperike Ekpo pays courtesy visit to Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) plant.  During the visit, Chukwuma emphasized that the new CNG plant can produce over 30,000 buses per annum. The Minister expressed his admiration for IVM boss’ expertise and ingenuity in producing (CNG) vehicles. Ekperike Ekpo noted that it aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to replace petrol cars with CNG vehicles. Ekpo promised to share his experience with the...

Here are some filling stations where motorists can buy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in Lagos and Abuja.  The Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI), led by Engineer Michael Oluwagbemi, has announced some filling stations where motorists can refill their Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles ahead of official launch on May 29th. As part of private sector collaboration, Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) and BOVAS are involved in offering refilling services for the CNG vehicles and also...

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 ‘...