Nigeria has about 106 compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling stations in operation, with another 170 under development or awaiting licenses, Ismaeel Ahmed, head of the Presidential Initiative on CNG and Electric Vehicles, said on November 6, as reported by Nairametrics. Private investment in the program has reached $2.6bn, he said.
Analysis: Investment has risen by about $600mn since December 2025, when Ahmed put it at about $2bn, by our calculation. That is just over half the $5bn targeted for 2027. The station count is further behind. Even if all 170 pending sites open, the network would reach about 276 stations, roughly 14% of the 2,000 to 2,500 outlets targeted for 2027. Ahmed said the program had cut transport costs by about 30% to 40%. He also said the president had ordered about 500 more refueling units, for which no completion date has been given.
Source: Pi-CNG & EV, Remarks by Pi-CNG chairman Ismaeel Ahmed, November 6, 2026, as reported by Nairametrics, November 2026; Pi-CNG & EV, Remarks by Pi-CNG chairman, as reported by NAN (December 6, 2025), December 2025 and 2027