{"id":548983,"date":"2026-09-08T23:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newjerseyheadlines.com\/news\/story\/548983\/nigerias-presidential-initiative-on-cng-picng-approves-conversion-of-ambulances-to-cng-under-cng4healthcare-initiative.html"},"modified":"2026-09-08T23:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:00:21","slug":"nigerias-presidential-initiative-on-cng-picng-approves-conversion-of-ambulances-to-cng-under-cng4healthcare-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/story\/548983\/nigerias-presidential-initiative-on-cng-picng-approves-conversion-of-ambulances-to-cng-under-cng4healthcare-initiative.html","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s Presidential Initiative on CNG (PICNG) Approves Conversion of Ambulances to CNG Under CNG4HEALTHCARE Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;width:250px;padding:8px 10px 10px 10px\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788850803.jpg\" style=\"border:none !important\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29\" title=\"Nigeria&#039;s Presidential Initiative on CNG (PICNG) Approves Conversion of Ambulances to CNG Under CNG4HEALTHCARE Initiative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788850803.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria&#039;s Presidential Initiative on CNG (PICNG) Approves Conversion of Ambulances to CNG Under CNG4HEALTHCARE Initiative\" width=\"225\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-style:italic;padding:8px 0px\">The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas, Pi-CNG, has approved the conversion of 100 ambulances to Compressed Natural Gas under the CNG4HEALTHCARE Initiative  <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>ABUJA, Nigeria &#8211; September 8, 2026 &#8211; <\/strong>The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas, Pi-CNG, has approved the conversion of 100 ambulances to Compressed Natural Gas under the CNG4HEALTHCARE Initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The approval was announced on Friday in Abuja by Dr. Noel Akpata, Founder\/National Coordinator of CNG4HEALTHCARE.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/e494d36f1ab7569f68c454ad602c6937.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>National Coordinator\/Founder, CNG4HEALTHCARE Initiative by PSLSIA<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">According to the statement, the conversion is intended to reduce operating costs for emergency medical services and support the federal government&rsquo;s energy transition policy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">CNG4HEALTHCARE is a health-energy program implemented in collaboration with Pi-CNG, and the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Health.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f4cbec4838c9c65be0bbff78d7871520.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Health, Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The initiative seeks to convert emergency medical vehicles to CNG to lower fuel expenditure and improve vehicle uptime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A joint press briefing to formally launch the initiative will be held at the headquarters of the Presidential Initiative on CNG in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas is scheduled to deliver the keynote address.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Shamsudeen Usman, former Minister of National Planning and Chairman of MOFI, will chair the event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong><em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalnewslines.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/35ef7c1086bfa689dad669c7d5b4cbc9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Event Chairman, Dr Shamsudeen Usman, Nigeria&#8217;s former Minister of National Planning<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The date for the event will be announced at the press briefing in October 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The launch is scheduled for November 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Following the initial phase, the program plans to deploy CNG-powered ambulances on federal highways and major roads to support inter-state emergency response.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Diaspora and private sector partners will participate in this phase of the Initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Details on sponsorship and partnership structures will be released after the press briefing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About CNG4HEALTHCARE Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">CNG4HEALTHCARE is a national initiative focused on converting Nigeria&rsquo;s emergency medical fleet to Compressed Natural Gas. The program is implemented with the Presidential Initiative on CNG, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Nigeria Medical Association.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>About Presidential Initiative on CNG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Pi-CNG is a federal government program established to promote the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas as an alternative fuel for transportation in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr.Noel Akpata<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">PSLSIA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">+2348063841490<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pslsia.online\/\" target=\"_blank\">pslsia.online<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Israel Nelson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">PSLSIA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">+2349066169958<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/pslsia.online\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pslsia.online<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Contact via secure form on site<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"caps\"><span style='font-size:18px !important'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> PSLSIA<br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Israel Nelson<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href='http:\/\/www.universalpressrelease.com\/?pr=nigerias-presidential-initiative-on-cng-picng-approves-conversion-of-ambulances-to-cng-under-cng4healthcare-initiative'>Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> +2349066169958<br \/><strong>Address:<\/strong>Agnes Gatta street, Kubwa  <br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Abuja<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> Nigeria<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pslsia.online\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.pslsia.online\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getnews.info\/press_stat.php?pr=nigerias-presidential-initiative-on-cng-picng-approves-conversion-of-ambulances-to-cng-under-cng4healthcare-initiative\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas, Pi-CNG, has approved the conversion of 100 ambulances to Compressed Natural Gas under the CNG4HEALTHCARE Initiative ABUJA, Nigeria &#8211; September 8, 2026 &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548983"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.northcarolinaheadlines.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}