Despite the Federal Government’s growing push to transition Nigeria’s public transport sector to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a cleaner and more cost-effective alternative to petrol and diesel, actual adoption in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, remains disappointingly low.
This sluggish uptake starkly contrasts with the government’s optimistic narrative that touts CNG as a silver bullet for reducing transportation costs and curbing environmental degradation.
On the ground, however, commercial drivers, transport union leaders, civil society actors, and energy experts cite deep-rooted skepticism, regulatory and policy bottlenecks, and a dire lack of supporting infrastructure as major barriers to implementation.