President’s CNG initiative attracts $980m investments

September 15, 2025 by Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi

Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (Pi-CNG) of the Federal Government has attracted over $980 million investments in Nigeria, with approximately 20,000 CNG-powered vehicles already in operation and over 315 conversion centres established across the states.

Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Automotive Design and Development Council(NADDC), Oluwemimo Osanipin disclosed this during the closing ceremony of five days specialised mechatronics training on the repair and maintenance of both Premium Motor Spirit(PMS) and Compress Natural Gas(CNG) and Motorcycles organised by NADDC in collaboration with Simba Group for youth and auto-technicians in Benue State.

Osanipin maintained that the initiative was strategically designed to drive cost savings for citizens, create jobs, enhance energy security, and support environmental sustainability.

He stated further that the programme is specially designed to equip auto-technicians with advanced skills in repair and maintenance of modern vehicles and to promote the widespread adoption of CNG vehicles, particularly within the mass transit sector.

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According to him, the intensive training, which commenced on the 8th of September 2025 at the Auto 360 Workshop, has successfully trained over 70 auto-technicians in the state and equipped them  with both the theoretical knowledge and hands-on practical expertise necessary to service, troubleshoot, and maintain CNG and PMS tricycle systems.

“Over the last few months, the Council organised same trainings at our Automotive Training Centres (ATC) in Ekiti, Kano and Lagos States, in which over 180 technicians were trained, certified and empowered with tools.

“The council is committed to sustaining this momentum, with plans to continue with the same essential training in our ATCs across Osun, Borno, Adamawa, Sokoto, Yobe, and Ebonyi States. This nationwide initiative by the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) addresses the urgent need to close the automotive skills gap, enhance technical capacity, and create sustainable jobs and livelihoods for Nigerian youth and technicians.

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