🇳🇬 Defence Ministry Partners With Pi-CNG to Deploy Clean Energy Buses and Ease Staff Transportation

The inter-agency collaboration was finalized at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Abuja, where the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (rtd), hosted a high-level delegation led by the Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed.

Desk: Defence & Security

Date: 04 October 2026

Time: 17:40 WAT

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

The Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Leah Katung-Babatunde, confirmed that the strategic partnership aims to accelerate gas consumption and mainstream sustainable energy transitions within Nigeria's broader defense architecture.

During the high-level engagement, General Musa asserted that vast, untapped technical capacities and skilled human capital reside within the Armed Forces of Nigeria, positioning the military to effectively champion the nationwide adoption and utilization of clean energy transport solutions.

The Defence Chief further emphasized that integrating compressed natural gas and electric vehicle infrastructure will directly enhance operational logistics and mobility nationwide, reinforcing the federal government's broader environmental and economic efficiency mandates.

In his presentation during the visit, the Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed, explained that the mission seeks to embed cleaner, cost-effective energy sources deep into the operations of strategic national institutions to mitigate prevailing economic pressures.

Signalizing immediate execution of the partnership, Mr. Ahmed announced the imminent delivery of dedicated CNG-powered buses to the Ministry of Defence, while urging ministry leadership to institutionalize sustainable energy priorities for all institutional transport requirements.

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