CNG-powered Dangote truck fleet, NPF recovers 118 stolen cars, Wike distributes vehicles, Abuja commercial drivers must obtain clearance, news in the past week.

Dangote To Have Entire Truck Fleet Powered By CNG By Mid-2026 With New ₦460 Billion Investment

Dangote Group has invested over $280 million (₦460 billion) in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technology and other infrastructures to support President Bola Tinubu’s Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNG-i).

According to Arvind Pathak, Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement Plc, the investment is aimed at acquiring 100 per cent CNG trucks as part of a long-term plan to transition its entire fleet to CNG.

Pathak stated :

“As of October, the company has received its first batch of 1,500 mono-fuel CNG trucks while expecting an additional 1,600 CNG trucks, totalling 3,100 before the end of the year. By mid-2026, Dangote Cement aims to operate a fleet predominantly powered by CNG’’

Nigeria Police Recovers 118 Stolen Vehicles, Arrest 371 Armed Robbery Suspects In October

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) said a total of 118 stolen vehicles were recovered nationwide since the beginning of this month, adding that 64 victims of kidnapping were also rescued across the country during the period.

Its significant achievements in the fight against crime, which was made this known in a statement on October 30th 2024, included the arrest of 371 armed robbery suspects, 186 kidnapping suspects and 63 suspects connected with the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms.

“Since October 1st 2024, the Nigeria Police Force has recorded significant achievements in the fight against crime. These include the arrest of 371 armed robbery suspects, 186 kidnapping suspects, 242 murder/homicide suspects, 63 suspects connected with the unlawful possession of prohibited firearms, 217 rape suspects, 167 suspected cultists and recovery of 210 various firearms, 3172 ammunition of various calibres.”

Insecurity : “All Abuja Commercial Drivers Must Obtain DSS, Police Clearance From January 2025” – Wike

All commercial drivers operating in the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja) must obtain clearance from the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Services (DSS), starting from January 2025.

The move, aimed at curtailing cases of kidnapping and ‘one-chance’ robbery in the nation’s capital, was disclosed by Nyesom Wike at the launch of the FCT renewed hope youth empowerment programme.

The minister of the Federal Capital Territory added that any commercial bus or taxi driver who fails to meet the requirements will not be allowed to operate within the FCT.

“Most of the Keke Napep and most of the motorcycles are informants. Everybody here who is a beneficiary is being profiled by security,” Wike said at the event, where Abuja youths were empowered with 80 brand new vehicles.”

Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme : Wike Distributes 80 Vehicles To FCT Youths

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday October 31, 2024 flagged off the FCT Renewed Hope Youth Empowerment Programme with the distribution of 80 brand new vehicles to the youths in the FCT.

Speaking during the flag-off exercise, Wike said the vehicles, which consists of 30 SUVs, 30 7-seater Suzuki Minibuses, and 20 14-seater Hiace buses, would provide employment opportunities for the youth and also reduce the cost of transportation in the FCT.

The Minister added that the vehicles were being provided by the government at no cost to the beneficiaries from across the six Area Councils of the FCT to give them a source of livelihood and urged the beneficiaries to utilise it for the purpose which they had been provided.

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