In keeping with the Federal Government’s goal of using alternative fuels for official vehicles, Dangote Cement Plc has announced that plans are well on for thousands of the company’s delivery trucks to operate exclusively on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) from next year.
Aliko Dangote, chairman of the board of directors, Dangote Cement Plc said this at the company’s 15th Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was held in Lagos.
Dangote informed shareholders that this decision would further the Federal Government’s efforts to lessen the country’s reliance on fossil fuels, improving energy independence and ensuring a more secure energy future.
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Meanwhile, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has ordered all filling stations across the country to commence the sale of CNG.
According to Nagendra Verma, the managing director of NIPCO Gas, AutoGas for cars, taxis and tricycles is being sold at about N200 per standard cubic foot, while for heavy commercial vehicles, CNG is sold at N260 per standard cubic meter (SCM).
Dangote informed the shareholders of the Company’s plans to increase output while building a new plant in Itori, Ogun State’s Ewekoro Local Government Area, with an annual capacity of 6 million metric tonnes.
Vanguard reported that he assured the shareholders that the plant would be finished on schedule in spite of the difficulties at the Apapa Port in Lagos.
TimesNow.com.ng reported that Dr. Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, the director general/chief executive of the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), instructed building engineers, cement manufacturers, and block makers to uphold standards to reduce the number of building collapse incidents in the country.
He said this during a one-day sensitisation training for block moulders in Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Thursday, April 18.
The DG, represented by the Director of Southwest Talatu Ethan, noted that building collapses pose a severe risk to Nigeria since they jeopardise the country’s construction industry and overall progress.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
