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NMDPRA Seals Pact for Provision of CNG Buses in 20 Varsity Campuses

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to provide Compressed Natural Gas, CNG infrastructure to 20 university campuses across the country.

Speaking in Abuja, Authority Chief Executive (ACE), Engr Farouk Ahmed emphasized that the NMDPRA will provide the enabling environment and support for the projects towards actualising the aspirations of the Federal Government of adopting gas as the transition fuel.

On his part, the Executive Director of Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, Mansur Kuliya said the initiative is in line with the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative.

Kuliya explained that the signed  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) will accelerate the deployment of compressed Natural Gas (CNG) infrastructure as a special palliative to lessen transportation cost for tertiary institutions and to introduce clean energy towards a net zero agenda

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