May 24, (THEWILL)- The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has assured that the Federal Government will avoid a repeat of the exclusion of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Ltd (IVM) from the award of contracts for the production of buses as part of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative. The Minister spoke on Thursday while responding to questions from journalists on the matter during a tour of the existing IVM factory complex in Nnewi, and the...

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...