The Programme Director and Chief Executive of the Presidential CNG Initiative, Michael Oluwagbemi, has stated that Nigeria currently has 54 Compressed Natural Gas stations.

Oluwagbemi, who spoke during the inauguration of a CNG station by A.Y.M Shafa on Wednesday in Abuja, said the country is on course to meet its 150 stations for 2025 with increased investments from the private sector.

While stating that the station marks the 53rd, he said the 54th would be activated in the Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja.

“So I think in a few months you’re going to see tens of these stations opening here in Abuja, and not just Abuja, in Lagos, in Port Harcourt, in Kano, in Kaduna. Next week we’re going to be going to Yola, where we’re going to be having a similar plant for LCNG on June 3rd by Greenville,” he said.

He stated that there has been an increase in the conversion of vehicles into CNG in the past 8 months, but the unavailability of infrastructure remains a hurdle to making the product accessible with ease.

On his part, the Executive Chairman/CEO of A.Y.M Shafa Holdings Limited, Yakubu A. Maishanu, said the station is the first under its franchise, and it is planning to launch more than 30 stations to be launched in different locations in the country before the end of 2026.

He thanked its customers for their patronage and assured that the station would serve them quality CNG with its high-pressure pumps.