President Bola Tinubu on Friday inaugurated four major Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure projects across Lagos, Abuja and Owerri as part of efforts to expand clean transport infrastructure and deepen domestic gas utilisation.
The projects, delivered under the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), form part of the Federal Government’s response to petroleum subsidy reforms and its broader strategy to reduce transportation costs and accelerate the transition to cleaner energy sources.
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga.
The projects were inaugurated virtually as part of activities marking the third anniversary of the Tinubu administration.
At Ojota in Lagos, the president flagged off the Portland Gas CNG Mother Station, a facility with a daily dispensing capacity of 96,000 standard cubic metres.
The project also includes two skid trucks for gas distribution, a 54-metric-tonne Liquefied CNG storage facility and an associated CNG Daughter Station located in Kubwa, Abuja.
Tinubu also inaugurated the IBILE Oil and Gas Corporation (IOGC) CNG Refuelling Station in Lagos, which serves as the anchor for a network of 15 CNG refuelling stations being developed across the state.
According to Onanuga, the network is designed to provide affordable fuel alternatives, lower transportation costs and reduce vehicular emissions in the nation’s commercial capital.
In Abuja, the president commissioned the High-Capacity CNG Daughter Booster Station developed by Rolling Energy Limited in partnership with MDGIF.
The facility, described as one of the most advanced in West Africa, is equipped with high-capacity compressors, storage systems and dispensing units capable of serving up to 1,000 vehicles daily.
The station also houses a mass conversion centre with eight conversion pits and facilities capable of converting up to 20 vehicles and 25 tricycles daily.
At the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Tinubu inaugurated the FEMADEC CNG Daughter Station and Conversion Centre under the Special Palliative Relief on University Transportation (SPROUT) Programme.
The project is part of a nationwide initiative to establish CNG ecosystems in 20 universities and includes CNG-powered buses, tricycles, vehicle conversion facilities and training centres aimed at supporting affordable transportation for students and staff.
The Federal Government has also partnered with financial institutions under the Credit Access for Light and Mobility (CALM) Fund to provide affordable financing for vehicle conversion to CNG.
Speaking during the virtual inauguration, Tinubu said Nigeria’s energy transition would be driven by its abundant gas resources rather than imported alternatives.
“Nigeria is a gas nation. Our energy future will not be borrowed. It will be built from what we have, and every project we are commissioning today is proof that we are building it,” he said.
The president described the projects as a major milestone in the country’s clean transport agenda, noting that they would help reduce transportation costs and strengthen energy security.
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, said the projects underscored the Federal Government’s commitment to making domestic gas the backbone of Nigeria’s energy transition and economic development.
Also speaking, the Executive Director of MDGIF, Oluwole Adama, said the projects demonstrated the gains of collaboration among government, regulators, investors and technical partners in driving sustainable development.
