Tinubu on Friday commissioned NASENI-Portland CNG Conversion, Filling, Reverse Engineering and Training Centre in Utako Abuja.

At the event, he directed Federal MDAs to patronise products of NASENI to support Made-in-Nigeria goods and reduce importation.

CEO of NASENI says that the facility can convert 15 cars every two hours, which translates to an output of 2,700 conversions per month.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to patronise products of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to support Made-in-Nigeria goods and reduce importation.

Tinubu, represented by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, made the declaration on Friday, May 31, 2024 while commissioning NASENI-Portland Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion, Filling, Reverse Engineering and Training Centre in Utako Abuja.

The President, who doubles as Chairman, NASENI Governing Board, said he is aware that the Agency is in collaboration with private sector players in the commercialisation of its products.

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Tinubu also noted that the Presidential CNG Initiative (PCNGi), which NASENI has keyed into is the way to tap into Nigeria’s abundant gas resources and to also attain cleaner energy.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NASENI, Khalil Suleiman Halilu, said the facility can convert 15 cars every two hours, which translates to an output of 2,700 conversions per month.

“Mr. President, by our calculations, if Nigeria is able to have 10 of this kind of facility in each of the 36 States and the FCT, we will be able to convert every vehicle in the country to CNG within one year”, he said.

He urged the President to give NASENI approval to convert all the vehicles in the State House fleet to CNG.

“We are asking for your approval to do this, and showcase our capabilities. Second, we are offering to carry out CNG conversions for every Ministry, Department and Agency of the Federal Government at a cost”.

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