PCNGI Rolls Out programmes to Democracy Day
The Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI) has announced a series of important events demonstrating the administration’s commitment to the ongoing CNG Revolution. According to a statement by Kenechukwu Chukwu, TA, Stakeholder Management and Public Engagement for PCNG Initiative, the specific milestone events lined up are as follows: “April 4, 2025- Signing Ceremony of Arete Mini-LNG Project […]
presidential compressed natural gas initiative (pcngi)
The Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGI) has announced a series of important events demonstrating the administration’s commitment to the ongoing CNG Revolution.
According to a statement by Kenechukwu Chukwu, TA, Stakeholder Management and Public Engagement for PCNG Initiative, the specific milestone events lined up are as follows:
“April 4, 2025- Signing Ceremony of Arete Mini-LNG Project Investment of $6 million to drive expansion of CNG to the North.
“April 7, 2025- Presidential Brief on PCNGI Progress to date
“April 11, 2025- Groundbreaking agreement between PCNGI and Public Sector Unions on CNG Conversions to be delivered to 200,000 public sector employees.
“April 15, 2025 – Phase 1 Flagoff of the roll out of Tricycle Deployment program with NACTOMORAS/ Fed Ministry of Youths
“April 25, 2025-May 29, 2025- Commissioning of Critical Last Mile CNG Distribution Refueling Stations in Enugu, FCT, Lokoja, Port Harcourt, Ado Ekiti and Abia states, expanding the nationwide footprint of CNG and enabling intra state transport from key trafffic centers of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano.
“Week of May 5, 2025- Handover of Buses and Launch of Targeted Conversion Programs to service men of Nigerian Army.
“Week of May 19- Launch of Security Services Train the Trainer Program for CNG Conversion of Nigerian Army, Navy, Air force and Police Workshop Technicians
“May 2025- Autogas Framework Operationalization to enable seamless supply at discounted inlet prices for Auto CNG Sector in collaboration with GACN and NGML.
“May 29, 2025- Basic Awareness Training Launch for Auto Technicians and Artisans.
“May 29-June 12, 2025- Launch of six Sites in Phase 1 of the University CNG Infrastructure Program with MDGIF and Federal Ministry of Education.”
Chukwu added the PCNGI work in the past year had been transformative and these programs delivery demonstrates its commitment to a rapid transition of the Nigerian Transportation Sector with CNG.