The National Board for Technical Education, (NBTE) in collaboration with the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA) Centre for Innovative and Creativity (CINOCRE) have begun training stakeholders on vehicle conversion to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
The stakeholders cut across private organisations, academia, technicians, artisans, among others.
The training on calibration and maintenance of auto gas vehicles.(CNG/LPG/LNG) is also in collaboration with Ice Hub Technology.
The Executive Secretary of the NBTE, Professor Idris Bugaje said the initiative alignes with the National Occupational standard (NOS) and National Skills Qualification Framework (NSOF) to support Nigeria’s Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative (P-CNGI) for sustainable transportation.
Bugaje described the federal government’s introduction of CNG into the energy system as a novel initiative, highlighting safety benefits of vehicles converted to CNG.
He however mentioned that the conversion requires the right skills, which the week long workshop was meant to address the skills issues.
According to him, on the last day of the training, the participants would be accessed, and those who pass would be issued NSQ certificates at unit level.
While speaking, Professor Isah Garba, the Academy Provost of NDA, highlighted the cost benefits of CNG vehicles, stating that they are halfway between the cost of PMS and diesel.
Garba also said CNG vehicles would have positive advantages to livelihood of Nigerians.
Describing the CNG as very safe, he said it’s temperature level is cool compared to PMS, adding that the initiative has the potential to reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels and mitigate the impact of climate change.
The provost therefore urged Nigerians to embrace the initiative.
Some of the trainees, Sani Ayawa, an automobile mechanic and Haruna Adamu, a lecturer at Kaduna Polytechnic, Department of Engineering, expressed their enthusiasm for the training.
They emphasized the importance of the training, highlighting the growing demand for CNG vehicles in Nigeria.
The training program included theoretical and practical sessions, providing technicians with hands-on experience in CNG conversion and maintenance.
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