The Federal Government has directed intensified efforts to promote Compressed Natural Gas as a cheaper transport fuel and to accelerate the rollout of one million CNG-powered vehicles nationwide. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo gave the directive in Abuja while receiving progress reports from the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Vehicles and the Decade of Gas Secretariat. He tasked the two bodies with prioritising interventions, increasing investments, expanding CNG infrastructure and strengthening nationwide adoption programmes. The minister said the Auto CNG policy must deliver tangible benefits to Nigerians, particularly through reduced transport fares, following the removal of petrol subsidy.
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