President Bola Tinubu had initially set October 1st as the target date for implementing changes in transport tariffs using compressed natural gas (CNG), a cleaner-burning fuel that can power vehicles. However, a week after that date, no official announcement was made by the Nigerian presidency regarding these changes. On Tuesday, October 6, Ismael Ahmed, president of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (PI-CNG & EV), suggested during a televised interview that the use of gasoline and diesel in commercial vehicles should be made mandatory to switch to CNG. He estimated that Nigeria has around 12 million vehicles, with 55 to 60 percent being commercial. This proposal came just five days after the deadline President Tinubu had given to the governors of Nigeria's 36 states to ensure that the switch to CNG would lead to lower transport costs. An implementation committee was formed under the leadership of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to oversee the transition. In Lagos, the first major city to begin the shift, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has not accepted new diesel buses since January 2026, according to its general director Abimbola Akinajo. Existing diesel vehicles are being gradually replaced with gas or electric models. The program aims to convert one million commercial vehicles by 2027, but as of the most recent update on the PI-CNG & EV website, only about 120,000 vehicles had been converted. President Tinubu confirmed this number at the end of August and noted that 100,000 conversions were currently underway. However, the infrastructure to support this shift is still under development. The Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund has so far supported only 15 compression units and 86 refueling points supplied by trucks, despite the government's long-term goal of reaching 1,000 such facilities. The growing demand for CNG has already caused some challenges. In Abuja, the capital, members of the FCT CNG Users Forum, a group representing CNG users in the city, have reported long lines at refueling stations and blamed the shortage on trucks transporting gas to other states. Consultant Omid Hamidkhani believes that the current road transport system for CNG is reaching its capacity limits due to the increasing demand. The proposal to mandate the switch to CNG raises additional questions, particularly regarding the role of state governments. According to the Nigerian constitution, intra-state transport is primarily the responsibility of the states, which means it is unclear whether the federal government can enforce the transition on its own without cooperation from the states.