Day: 9 February 2024
Female Auto Crash Test Dummies: Myths and Fact-Checks
She is about 1.5 meters tall, weighs 49 kilogrammes and, in dummies of the newest generation, has numerous sensors on various body parts with up to 150 measuring points. For 20 years now, the so-called ‘fifth percentile female’ has been a driver, front passenger and rear passenger in Mercedes-Benz frontal crash tests – and is…
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NADDC Boss Inspects Ekiti Training Centre, Harps on Auto Artisans Empowerment
The Director general of national automotive design and development Council (NADDC), Mr. Joseph Osanipin, on Thursday, paid an inspection visit to the council’s Automotive training centre located along Ilawe Road, ado-Ekiti. The inspection was aimed at ascertaining the functionality of the center’s equipment after final installation. During his visit, Osanipin engaged in a productive dialogue…
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Car Hijacks in Nigeria: Abducted Passengers Regain Freedom
All the 14 passengers of God Is Good (GIG) Motors and ABC Transport on Thursday finally regained freedom from their abductors in Kogi State of Nigeria. SP Williams Ovye-Aya, Kogi Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, who confirmed their release to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via telephone in Lokoja, said they were released around…
