The Federal Government has unveiled five additional Compressed Natural Gas stations in Lagos State.
The move is part of efforts to expand access to alternative fuel and cut transportation costs across the country.
The facilities were established by the Lagos State-owned Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation in partnership with the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund. They are located in Idimu, Ogolonto, Abule Egba, Ajah and Oko-Oba.
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, inaugurated the stations. He said the development would bring the country’s natural gas resources closer to consumers and give motorists and commercial transport operators more affordable fuel options.
Ekpo said the initiative was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s directive to expand CNG infrastructure nationwide. The directive includes plans to build an additional 500 refuelling stations towards a network of 1,000 outlets.
“For a dynamic economy such as Lagos, the implications are significant. Every additional CNG station expands the ecosystem required to give motorists and commercial transport operators a viable alternative fuel,” the minister said.
He added that the facilities should be judged by their ability to reduce transportation and business costs and to provide financial relief to households.
According to the minister, each of the five stations has a compression capacity of 24,000 standard cubic metres of gas daily and a storage capacity of 9,800 standard cubic metres.
The Chief Executive Officer of Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation, Tayo Gbajumo, disclosed that the company was working to establish 15 CNG stations across Lagos.
He said the latest commissioning raised the number of operational facilities under the programme to nine. Stations in Ikota, Agege, Ogudu and Ojota were inaugurated earlier.
Gbajumo added that the remaining six facilities were at various stages of completion. They are expected to become operational in the first quarter of 2027.
The Executive Director of MDGIF, Oluwole Adama, said the five newly commissioned stations have a combined gas storage capacity of 45,640 standard cubic metres. He said they could dispense fuel to about 8,400 vehicles daily at full capacity.
“Together, the five stations at Abule Egba, Ajah, Oko-Oba, Idimu and Ogolonto can hold 45,640 standard cubic metres of gas. At full capacity, they can fill about 8,400 cars per day, using natural gas produced right here in Nigeria,” Adama said.
He noted that the facilities would also create jobs in operations, safety management, maintenance, logistics and technical services.
Adama stressed, however, that consistent gas supply, proper maintenance and strict compliance with safety regulations would be essential to sustaining the projects.
“Inauguration is only the beginning. The real achievement will be safe operations, reliable supply, professional maintenance and lasting public confidence,” he said.
He added that the fund was committed to keeping the facilities functional and delivering lasting benefits to Nigerians.
