The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG has called for concerted efforts to ensure a secure, united and progressive Northern Nigeria. The newly elected CNG Coordinator, Jigawa State branch, Ukashatu Bello made the call in his acceptance speech in Dutse, the state capital. He said there is a need for more commitment from Northerners to overcome a series of challenges bedevilling the region for years. He explained that the organization is poised to tackle the pressing challenges facing the region, i...

From Charity Nwakaudu, Abuja The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has rejected the latest unjustifiable increase in fuel prices by the federation government across the country. This is contained in a statement released by Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, National Coordinator of the group. Recall that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has jerked up official pump price at its owned retail filling stations in all the 36 states plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja....

In a bid to enhance the country’s transportation sector, the Federal Government has acquired about 70 hybrid Jet Mover buses from Jet Motor Company, a Nigerian auto-manufacturing firm that designs and builds vehicles for African roads. During the handover ceremony held at the Jet Motor Company’s plant in Ajah, Lagos State, the Technical Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Dimas Hamidu, acknowledged the good quality of the vehicles and commended the company for it...

Indigenous automaker, Lanre Shittu Motors, introduces Nigeria-assembled full Compressed Natural Gas-powered buses. It said 100 units of the LSM-branded CNG-powered buses in two specifications would be introduced into Nigerian market. These includes 31-seater for intra-airport shuttle and a 54-seater Mass Transit City bus that can travel 450-500 km before recharge. The company said LSM-branded CNG bus would give 70% reduction in operation costs, unlike petrol-diesel powered variants. LSM said it...

The Oyo State Government has received 20 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses from the federal government to ease the pressure brought on commuters by the increase in petrol price. Micheal Oluwagbemi, the chief executive officer and programme director of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI), presented the buses to the Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS), an agency of the state government, in Eleyele, Ibadan. “We present these 20 buses as part of a sustainable partnership wi...