The Federal Government has listed six locations in Lagos State where vehicle owners can get free conversion of their vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, via his official X account on Thursday, said the development was through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi).
According to him, the conversion would begin on Friday, September 13, from 3 pm to 6 pm, at six designated locations as part of Operation First Come, First Serve.
The first 50 vehicles that pass inspection at each of the six locations will be fitted with free CNG conversion kits, allowing owners to refuel at ₦230 per SCM of CNG at any NIPCO station, leading to significant savings compared to petrol.
He invited Lagos residents to take advantage of the unique opportunity.
In addition to the CNG conversion exercise scheduled for Lagos on Friday, the PCNGI’s “Operation First Come, First Serve” initiative will also conduct conversion exercises in four other cities between Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, September 13, CNG conversions will take place in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and Ibadan, Oyo State, from 3 PM to 6 PM.
The following day, Saturday, September 14, similar exercises will be held in Abuja and Kaduna between 3 PM and 6 PM.
He said the first 50 cars inspected at the designated CNG conversion centres in these cities will be eligible to receive free CNG kits, provided they pass the conversion process.
In August 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) to transform Nigeria’s transportation by introducing over 11,500 CNG-enabled vehicles and 55,000 conversion kits for petrol vehicles.
