Tinubu orders rollout of thousands of CNG conversion kits

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the immediate deployment of about 100,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion kits across the country.

The directive is part of efforts by the Federal Government to reduce transportation costs and expand alternative energy options amid the rising price of petrol and diesel triggered by the ongoing United States-Israel war with Iran.

Executive Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (Pi-CNG), Ismaeel Ahmed, met with Tinubu yesterday.

Ahmed told reporters that the President is keenly monitoring global developments and their impact on Nigeria’s energy costs, particularly the effect of the Middle East conflict on fuel prices and transportation.

According to him, Tinubu has mandated the Pi-CNG initiative to accelerate the rollout of CNG infrastructure and alternative mobility solutions nationwide.

“The President, as usual, is always trying to get information on what is going on, especially with the war in the Middle East and the rising cost of petrol and diesel.

“He wanted to know what we are doing at Pi-CNG and EV to scale up the availability of gas and CNG everywhere in the country so that people would have less cost of transportation,” Ahmed said.

According to him, Tinubu has directed the immediate deployment of about 100,000 CNG conversion kits within the next few weeks.

He explained that the kits, which will be distributed in collaboration with multiple stakeholders, will enable vehicle owners, including tricycle operators, to convert their engines to run on gas.