{"id":64066,"date":"2025-04-11T08:23:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T08:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=64066"},"modified":"2025-04-11T08:28:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T08:28:02","slug":"fg-drives-green-shift-as-pcngi-deploys-cng-buses-to-ags-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/11\/fg-drives-green-shift-as-pcngi-deploys-cng-buses-to-ags-office\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Drives Green Shift as PCNGi Deploys CNG Buses to AG\u2019s Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Ade Iyamoye<\/p>\n<p>In a landmark move aimed at accelerating Nigeria\u2019s transition to cleaner energy and sustainable transportation, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) has officially transferred a fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), buses to the Office of the Accountant General (AG), of the Federation.<\/p>\n<p>At the handover ceremony, the Accountant General, Mr. Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, commended the initiative, describing it as a visionary step in Nigeria\u2019s ongoing quest for energy efficiency and environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n<p>He praised the PCNGi for its commitment to reducing carbon emissions while enhancing public transport options for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a significant stride towards achieving a greener, more sustainable future for our nation,\u201d Ogunjimi stated, adding that \u201cIt not only aligns with our energy transition agenda but also signals a future where clean energy solutions become mainstream in our public service operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move is part of a broader federal push to embrace alternative energy sources, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and promote economic resilience through green initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>It also underscores the government\u2019s resolve to integrate environmentally friendly solutions into critical sectors, including transportation.<\/p>\n<p>The PCNGi team expressed optimism that the deployment of the CNG buses will serve as a catalyst for wider adoption of clean energy vehicles across the country, in line with Nigeria\u2019s commitment to global climate action goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ade Iyamoye In a landmark move aimed at accelerating Nigeria\u2019s transition to cleaner energy and sustainable transportation, the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGi) has officially transferred a fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), buses to the Office of the Accountant General (AG), of the Federation. At the handover ceremony, the Accountant General, Mr. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":64069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,1710],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-picng"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64066","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\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64068,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64066\/revisions\/64068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}