By Elvis Eromosele The proposal to make Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mandatory for commercial vehicles in Nigeria has an appealing simplicity. Move buses and taxis away from petrol and diesel. Use the gas beneath our feet. Cut transport costs. Reduce emissions. Lower dependence on imported fuel. It sounds sensible. But Nigeria’s energy reality is more complicated. Ismael Ahmed, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (PI-CNG&EV), has proposed that all commercial vehicles should eventually move away from petrol and diesel and adopt alternative fuels, particularly CNG. The ambition is understandable. The policy, however, raises a…
Author: Elvis Eromosele
Ismael Ahmed, Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (PI-CNG&EV), has proposed making the switch from petrol and diesel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mandatory for commercial vehicles across Nigeria. Ahmed made the proposal during an interview on Arise News TV, where he discussed the Federal Government’s alternative-fuel programme and the need to accelerate its nationwide rollout. He said Nigeria had moved beyond demonstrating the viability of CNG and electric vehicles and should now focus on achieving mass adoption, particularly in the commercial transport sector. “We need to move to a point where we are…
Asharami Ghana, a subsidiary of Sahara Group, has commissioned a 6,000-metric-tonne Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage facility at the Tema Oil Jetty, increasing Ghana’s LPG storage capacity by about 10 per cent. The facility, commissioned on Tuesday, is the first phase of a planned 12,000-metric-tonne terminal and forms part of Sahara Group’s integrated LPG infrastructure strategy covering shipping, storage and distribution. The company said the investment is expected to improve LPG availability, strengthen supply reliability and support Ghana’s target of achieving at least 50 per cent LPG access by 2030. Commissioning the facility, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, Chief Executive of Ghana’s…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adopted a separate salary structure for its employees as part of measures to improve staff welfare ahead of the 2027 general elections. Prof. Joash Amupitan, INEC Chairman, disclosed this on Tuesday while presenting the commission’s preparations for the 2027 elections at a World Press Conference in Abuja. Amupitan said the commission had taken what he described as “some very radical steps” to improve the welfare of its personnel, arguing that better remuneration was necessary to strengthen accountability and performance. “INEC staff are the least paid in Nigeria. So, we felt if we want…
The World Bank has raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa by 0.3 percentage points to 4.3 per cent, citing stronger-than-expected performance across several economies in the region. The revised projection was contained in the World Bank’s October 2026 Africa Economic Update, its biannual assessment of economic developments and the outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa. The lender said growth forecasts had been upgraded for nearly three-quarters of the region’s economies, including Angola, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zambia. “Growth in the region is projected to rise from 4.1 per cent in 2025 to 4.3 per cent in 2026, 0.3 percentage points…
Unilever Nigeria has awarded scholarships to children of its employees, reinforcing its commitment to education, employee welfare and creating opportunities for young Nigerians. The Unilever Nigeria Scholarship Scheme, established more than 30 years ago, provides merit-based financial support to academically outstanding children of the company’s non-management employees. The scholarship supports beneficiaries from Junior Secondary School through Senior Secondary School Year Three (SSS3), subject to satisfactory academic performance. The latest beneficiaries emerged from a competitive scholarship aptitude examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) across Unilever Nigeria’s manufacturing locations in Agbara, Ogun State, and Oregun, Lagos. Under the scheme,…
Codix Group through its charity arm, Codix Charity Foundation has commissioned a range of new and upgraded educational facilities at Isanbi Comprehensive Secondary School, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, reinforcing its commitment to educational excellence, student welfare and youth development. The intervention includes two new classroom blocks, donation of 10 desktop computers, new tables and chairs, eight new toilet facilities for students and teachers, and the refurbishment of the office of the Principal of the Junior School. The project is designed to provide a more conducive learning environment for students while equipping teachers with improved facilities to support effective teaching and learning.…
Technology experts have said Nigeria’s push for digital sovereignty must go beyond keeping data within the country, stressing the need for local control, technical capacity, cybersecurity, privacy and the freedom to choose global technology partners. The experts spoke during a panel session titled “Data Localisation, Security & Future of Payments in Nigeria” at the inaugural GrowthX by Techeconomy conference in Lagos. The discussion focused on how Nigeria can localise critical data without compromising the security, resilience and performance of digital services. Dr Krishnan Ranganath, Chief Executive Officer of UniCloud Africa, said digital sovereignty should not be defined merely by the…
Nigeria imports about two million metric tonnes of fish annually to bridge the gap between domestic production and consumption, Trade Maritime Consultant and Chief Consulting Officer of Port Protocols Limited, Dera Nnadi, has said. Nnadi, a former Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, disclosed this at the National Conference on Sustainable Fishing in Nigeria, organised by the Maritime Correspondents Association of Nigeria (MARCON) in Lagos. He said Nigerians consume more than three million metric tonnes of fish annually, leaving a deficit of about two million metric tonnes that is largely met through imports. “For Nigerians, we are told we consume over three…
A military aircraft with tail number NGR 931 has crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ondo State, after disappearing from radar while travelling from Benin to Lagos. The incident was disclosed on Monday, October 5, 2026, by Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development. Preliminary information indicated that 25 passengers and seven crew members were on board the aircraft, bringing the total number of people aboard to 32. Keyamo said Air Traffic Controllers lost contact with the aircraft after it departed Benin for Lagos at about 9:13 a.m. According to him, repeated attempts to establish radio contact with…