FG unveils monitoring system for CNG vehicles
The federal government has launched the Nigerian Gas Vehicle Monitoring System (NGVMS) as part of effort to promote safety, accountability, and environmental integrity in the nation’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) sector.
Ekperikpe Ekpo, minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), who spoke at the pilot launch in Abuja on Thursday, said the NGVMS will ensure that only vehicles converted at accredited facilities with certified kits can access CNG at approved stations.
He noted that the system will provide end-to-end oversight, from conversion to refuelling, guaranteeing the safety of citizens and the integrity of Nigeria’s growing CNG ecosystem.
According to Ekpo, “the initiative as a milestone under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the Decade of Gas Initiative, aimed at making CNG the affordable and sustainable energy choice for Nigerians.”
Also speaking at the event, Ismaeel Ahmed, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on CNG (PiCNG), revealed that over $1 billion in private sector investments has flowed into Nigeria’s CNG value chain.
He added that more conversion and refuelling stations will be commissioned nationwide before year-end.
Members of transport union present, commended President Tinubu-led administration for launching the PiCNG to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal in 2023.
They said that under the initiative, members have benefited from over one million free CNG kits, buses, and tricycles (Keke), which has led to significantly reduced transportation costs and subsequently lowered the prices of foodstuffs across the country.
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The union leaders urged the government to prioritise commercial vehicles in the CNG project, ensuring that they are given preference. Additionally, they appealed for the expansion of CNG stations nationwide, noting that only a few states currently have CNG conversion and refuelling stations.
