The Nigerian Institution of Mechanical Engineers (NIMechE) has entered into an agreement with an Italian firm to commence training of over 100 mechanical engineers to work on conversion of petrol engine to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engine for automobiles.
The national chairman of NIMechE, Funmilade Akingbagbohun, yesterday, at the induction of new graduate members and inauguration of the fourth chairman of the NIMechE, Ilorin chapter, Suleiman Yahaya, emphasised that Nigerians need to have alternative to hardship brought about by removal of fuel subsidy.
“With the proposal of the Federal Government to embark on conversion of petrol engine to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engine, following the removal of fuel subsidy, we are set to commence training of our engineers on the project with the partnership of an Italian company.
“We have a selection process where multiple text exams would be used, and whoever comes top would go for the training in Nigeria here.
“We’re also partnering Toyota Company in training our engineers in the automobile industry.
“We’re also partnering the Automotive Design and Development Council in terms of electric vehicles in Nigeria,” she said.
The NIMechE National Chairman, who said that the training project would start without about 100 beneficiaries, noted that the second stage would be a “train the trainers, where we would be able to help people establish places and workshops where they would have this conversion being done.
Source: The Guardian
