{"id":57799,"date":"2024-12-10T04:17:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T04:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=57799"},"modified":"2024-12-10T04:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T04:17:41","slug":"pcngi-partners-nddc-to-drive-gas-revolution-in-niger-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/10\/pcngi-partners-nddc-to-drive-gas-revolution-in-niger-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"PCNGI Partners NDDC to Drive Gas Revolution in Niger Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ade Iyamoye<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a strategic move to leverage Nigeria\u2019s abundant natural gas resources for national development, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi), has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).<\/p>\n<p>The event took place at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the signing ceremony, Oluwagbemi Michael, Project Director and CEO of PCNGi, underscored the initiative&#8217;s alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu\u2019s reform agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This partnership reflects Mr. President&#8217;s vision to harness our vast gas reserves as a source of wealth and economic growth,&#8221; he noted.<\/p>\n<p>Michael recalled the removal of the fuel subsidy as a critical reform step, emphasizing that Nigeria had been losing valuable revenue to subsidized fuel consumption while struggling with underperformance in revenue collection.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, \u201cBy utilizing our gas resources, we are not only addressing energy security but also fostering economic empowerment for the people of the Niger Delta and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration aims to convert Nigeria\u2019s vast gas potential into tangible benefits, including affordable energy alternatives, job creation, and infrastructure development in the oil-rich region.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership marks a pivotal step in the Federal Government&#8217;s drive to transition Nigeria towards cleaner, more sustainable energy, with PCNGi already spearheading vehicle conversions to compressed natural gas and establishing conversion centers nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement promises economic revitalization and environmental benefits, signaling a brighter, greener future for the Niger Delta and Nigeria at large.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ade Iyamoye In a strategic move to leverage Nigeria\u2019s abundant natural gas resources for national development, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi), has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The event took place at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt yesterday. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Oluwagbemi [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":57800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,180],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-57799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57799","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\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57801,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57799\/revisions\/57801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}