{"id":56945,"date":"2024-11-25T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=56945"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T14:01:36","slug":"2baba-basketmouth-others-embark-on-india-tour-to-unlock-nigerias-cng-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/11\/25\/2baba-basketmouth-others-embark-on-india-tour-to-unlock-nigerias-cng-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"2Baba, Basketmouth, Others Embark on India Tour to Unlock Nigeria\u2019s CNG Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Patrick Idowu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To propel Nigeria\u2019s energy transition, four top Nigerian celebrities and music icon; 2Face Idibia, lifestyle influencer Ola of Lagos, Northern sensation Rarara, and comedian Basketmouth, are heading to India to explore the country\u2019s groundbreaking achievements in compressed natural gas (CNG).<\/p>\n<p>The fact-finding mission, organized by the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), aims to showcase how India has successfully integrated CNG into its transportation, domestic, and industrial sectors.<\/p>\n<p>With millions of vehicles running on CNG and a robust infrastructure developed over 15 years, India serves as an inspiration for Nigeria&#8217;s CNG ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>The influencers will document their journey, visiting conversion centers, refueling stations, and gas distribution hubs, providing Nigerians with a closer look at the potential of CNG as a cleaner, cost-effective energy alternative.<\/p>\n<p>Joining the team is a representative of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Africa\u2019s largest transport union, signaling broad-based support for the initiative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis isn\u2019t just about technology; it\u2019s about empowering Nigerians with knowledge. These cultural icons will help dispel doubts and foster public confidence in Nigeria\u2019s energy transition,\u201d Toyin Subair, Vice Chairman of PCNGI revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by Femadec Energy and Rolling Energy, the tour underscores the Nigerian government\u2019s commitment to learning from global success stories as it shifts away from costly fuel subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTransparency is key,\u201d said Otega Ogra, Senior Special Assistant (Digital\/New Media) to President Bola Tinubu. \u201cThis initiative encourages Nigerians to engage with facts and embrace the benefits of CNG.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the influencers prepare to spotlight India\u2019s achievements, the trip promises to ignite a national conversation about the future of clean energy in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Idowu To propel Nigeria\u2019s energy transition, four top Nigerian celebrities and music icon; 2Face Idibia, lifestyle influencer Ola of Lagos, Northern sensation Rarara, and comedian Basketmouth, are heading to India to explore the country\u2019s groundbreaking achievements in compressed natural gas (CNG). The fact-finding mission, organized by the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":56946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56947,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56945\/revisions\/56947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}