{"id":59582,"date":"2025-01-14T19:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59582"},"modified":"2025-01-14T19:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:10:22","slug":"firs-nigerian-army-strategize-on-expanding-military-cng-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/14\/firs-nigerian-army-strategize-on-expanding-military-cng-adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRS, Nigerian Army Strategize on Expanding Military CNG Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ade Iyamoye<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a move to advance Nigeria\u2019s energy transition, the Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), and Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacchaeus Adedeji, today hosted a strategic meeting with Maj. Gen. Adekunle Adeyinka, Commander of the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport, and Engr. Michael Okuwagbemi, Program Director\/Chief Executive of PCNGI.<br \/>\nThe high-level discussion centered on assessing the success of the Nigerian Army\u2019s pilot program on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), usage and outlining expansion strategies for broader military adoption, in line with the Presidential directive.<br \/>\nWith Nigeria\u2019s push for cleaner, cost-effective, and energy-efficient solutions, the military\u2019s transition to CNG is poised to enhance operational efficiency while reducing dependence on traditional fossil fuels.<br \/>\nThe meeting reaffirmed the government&#8217;s commitment to sustainable energy adoption across key sectors, with the Nigerian Army playing a pivotal role in the initiative\u2019s expansion.<br \/>\nAs discussions progress, stakeholders remain optimistic that the implementation of CNG in military logistics and transportation will not only cut costs but also align with Nigeria\u2019s broader energy security and environmental sustainability goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ade Iyamoye In a move to advance Nigeria\u2019s energy transition, the Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), and Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr. Zacchaeus Adedeji, today hosted a strategic meeting with Maj. Gen. Adekunle Adeyinka, Commander of the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59583,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[177,172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-59582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abuja-reports","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59582","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=59582"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59584,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59582\/revisions\/59584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}