Nigeria, Nov. 7 -- Nigeria has recorded about 160 operational Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) refuelling stations across the country, with another 170 facilities at various stages of development and licensing, as the federal government intensifies efforts to expand access to cheaper alternative fuel.

The Executive Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI), Ismaeel Ahmed, disclosed this on Friday during the commissioning of a CNG Integrated Refuelling Unit (IRU) station along New Karu Road, Saint George Akume Way, Karu, Abuja.

Mr Ahmed said the initiative had attracted approximately $2.6 billion in private-sector investments in less than two years, describing the growing investor interest as evidence that the ma...