President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday commissioned four major Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure projects across Lagos, Abuja and Owerri, marking a major expansion of Nigeria’s clean energy and transport network.

The projects, executed under the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), are part of the Federal Government’s post-subsidy reform strategy aimed at reducing transport costs, expanding domestic gas use and accelerating the shift to cleaner fuels.

In Lagos, the President flagged off the Portland Gas CNG Mother Station in Ojota with a daily capacity of 96,000 standard cubic metres, alongside a Liquefied CNG storage facility and distribution skid trucks. He also commissioned the IBILE Oil and Gas Corporation CNG Refuelling Station, which anchors 15 planned refuelling outlets across the state.

In Abuja, Tinubu inaugurated a high-capacity CNG Daughter Booster Station in Jahi, developed by Rolling Energy Limited in partnership with MDGIF. The facility includes high-speed dispensers, large storage systems and a vehicle conversion centre capable of servicing cars, tricycles, buses and trucks daily.

In Owerri, Imo State, the President commissioned the FEMADEC CNG Daughter Station and Conversion Centre at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), under the national university transport initiative designed to ease mobility for students and staff. The facility also includes conversion workshops and CNG-powered campus transport units.

The government also unveiled a financing scheme under the Credit Access for Light and Mobility (CALM) Fund, in partnership with financial institutions including CrediCorp and Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, allowing vehicle owners to convert to CNG with loans repayable at low interest rates.

Tinubu said the projects represent a turning point in Nigeria’s energy transition strategy, stressing that the country’s future would be powered by its own gas resources.

“Nigeria is a gas nation. Our energy future will not be borrowed. It will be built from what we have,” the President said.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, described the rollout as a key milestone in Nigeria’s Decade of Gas initiative, noting that the country’s vast reserves could transform its economy if fully harnessed.

Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund Executive Director, Oluwole Adama, said the projects demonstrate effective collaboration between government, investors and regulators in driving energy reforms.