Hussaini Ibrahim 
KANO, Nigeria – The Federal Government of Nigeria launches the Northern Corridor of its Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicle transport programme in Kano as part of efforts to reduce transportation costs and accelerate clean energy adoption.
The initiative, implemented through the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles, aims to promote affordable and sustainable mobility following fuel subsidy reforms.
The launch ceremony at Sani Abacha Stadium attracts federal officials, investors, transport operators and state government representatives.
Representing Vice President Kashim Shettima, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia describes the programme as a strategic economic intervention.
“This transition is not just an energy policy; it is an economic strategy aimed at reducing costs and strengthening long-term growth,” Hadejia says.
Executive Chairman of the Presidential Initiative, Ismaeel Ahmed, says the programme is now evolving into a structured national transport reform.
“We are guided by three priorities: affordability, availability and acceptability,” Ahmed says.
“Nigerians should be able to convert their vehicles without financial pressure.”
He discloses that more than 300 conversion partners have been onboarded nationwide, including 41 centres in Kano, while over 7,000 Nigerians are trained under the programme.
Ahmed also says the initiative attracts more than $2 billion in investment commitments.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf describes the project as timely, noting that Kano’s strategic role in commerce and transportation makes it an ideal location for the Northern Corridor launch.
The event also features the commissioning of new CNG refuelling stations aimed at expanding clean energy infrastructure across northern Nigeria.
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