President Tinubu Commissions Four MDGIF-Supported CNG Projects in Major Push for Clean Transport Energy

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday, commissioned four major Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure projects spanning Lagos, Abuja and Owerri, in a coordinated single-day rollout that significantly expands the country's clean transport infrastructure. The commissionings, all delivered under the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), form part of the federal government's accelerated response to the petroleum subsidy reform and a deliberate strategy to expand domestic gas utilisation, reduce transport costs and accelerate the country's transition to cleaner fuels.

Portland Gas CNG Mother Station — Ojota, Lagos

At Ojota, Lagos, the President commissioned the Portland Gas CNG Mother Station, a flagship facility with a daily dispensing capacity of 96,000 standard cubic metres. The project also includes two skid trucks for onward distribution, a 54-metric-tonne Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage facility, and an associated CNG Daughter Station at Kubwa, Abuja, extending the network's reach to the Federal Capital Territory.

IBILE Oil and Gas Corporation CNG Refuelling Network — Lagos

Also at Ojota, the President commissioned the IBILE Oil and Gas Corporation (IOGC) CNG Refuelling Station, the flagship of Lagos State's most ambitious clean transport rollout. The station anchors a network of 15 IOGC-MDGIF refuelling stations being delivered across Lagos, sited at Ogudu, Ikota, Agege, Ojota, Oko-Oba, Ajah, Idimu, Ogolonto, Abule Egba, Badagry, Ayobo and four additional locations. The network is designed to provide an affordable alternative to petroleum motor spirit for millions of Lagosians, lower transport costs for commercial fleets and private vehicle owners, and significantly reduce vehicular emissions in the country's largest urban centre.

High-Capacity CNG Daughter Booster Station — Jahi District, Abuja

At Jahi District, Abuja, the President commissioned the High-Capacity CNG Daughter Booster Station developed by Rolling Energy Limited in a joint venture partnership with the MDGIF, billed as the most advanced of its kind in West Africa. The station includes a 1,000 standard-cubic-metre-per-hour CNG compressor, a 3,200 standard-cubic-metre cascade storage system, two CNG tube skids of 8,500 standard cubic metres each, and a 150-kilovolt-ampere CNG-powered backup generator. Its refuelling system has a total daily sales capacity of 20,000 standard cubic metres, capable of serving 900 to 1,000 cars and tricycles, and up to 50 trucks and buses, daily. The facility also houses a mass conversion centre with eight conversion pits, converting up to 20 cars and 25 tricycles daily.

FEMADEC CNG Daughter Station & Conversion Centre — FUTO, Owerri

At the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), the President commissioned the FEMADEC CNG Daughter Station and Conversion Centre — the flagship of the nationwide 20 Universities CNG Ecosystem Initiative, delivered under the Special Palliative Relief on University Transportation (SPROUT) Programme. The facility comprises a 1,000 standard-cubic-metres-per-hour Integrated Refuelling Unit, CNG storage skid, four-way dispensing units, a CNG-powered on-site generator and a fully functional Vehicle Conversion Workshop and Training Centre.

CALM Fund — Consumer Credit for CNG Conversion

Through Pi-CNG & EV, the federal government has partnered with the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CrediCorp), Moniepoint Microfinance Bank and the National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC) to offer structured consumer credit for CNG conversion. Under the Credit Access for Light and Mobility (CALM) Fund, motorists, commercial transport operators and fleet owners can now convert their vehicles at rates as low as 9 per cent with repayment spread over six months.

"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. Lagos moves the country, and when Lagos can fuel itself with our own gas, at our own prices, the whole country benefits. Abuja today receives one of the most advanced CNG facilities in West Africa."

— President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

"Nigeria sits on more than 210 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves. The four projects being commissioned today, alongside the CALM Fund financing window, show that this administration is no longer asking whether gas can power Nigeria's future. It is showing the country, station by station, how."

— Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas)

"These projects are clear examples of what is possible when government, regulators, investors and technical partners unite around a shared purpose. They demonstrate that real progress happens when vision is translated into action."

— Oluwole Adama, Executive Director, MDGIF

The President commended the leadership of the MDGIF and its joint venture partners — Portland Gas, IBILE Oil and Gas Corporation, Rolling Energy, FEMADEC, and the Pi-CNG & EV team — for sustaining investment in domestic gas infrastructure. The commissionings form part of the federal government's continued investment in expanding domestic gas utilisation as part of the Renewed Hope Energy Transition Agenda.