FG, NNPC commission 12 new CNG stations in Lagos, Abuja 

The stations were launched on Thursday in the country’s capital and commercial hub, as part of the energy transition process aimed at shifting from Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to more cost-effective natural gas. 

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, inaugurated several stations in Abuja and Lagos State on Thursday. 

 The newly commissioned stations in Abuja are located at Airport Road, Kubwa, Gaduwa, Olusegun Obasanjo Way Zone 1, Dei-Dei Junction, Duste-Bwari Road, and Gwagwalada. 

In Lagos State, the stations are located at Lateef Jakende, Agidingbi, Agege Motor Road, Mushin, Lekki-Epe expressway, Sangotedo, Eti-Osa LGA and Mobile Road, Apapa. 

These CNG stations, according to NNPC Ltd, feature advanced reciprocating and hydraulic booster compressors, ensuring a dispensing pressure of 200 bar of CNG to vehicles. 

What NNPC is saying 

In a statement on its X (formerly Twitter) handle, the oil firm noted the following: 

“Earlier today, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, commissioned some NNPC Retail Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Stations in Abuja, as part of the 12 CNG Stations simultaneously commissioned in Lagos and Abuja, on Thursday.  

“The Board Chairman, NNPC Ltd, Chief Pius Akinyelure; GCEO NNPC Ltd, Mallam Mele Kyari; Chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Gas and Petroleum Downstream; other Senior NNPC Management and several other dignitaries were present to witness yet another major step towards delivering a cleaner, cheaper and more sustainable energy source for Nigerians.”