As part of his continued push for sustainable industrial growth and climate-resilient transport infrastructure across Africa, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, on July 31, 2025, paid a visit to the Saglev Electric Vehicle Assembly Plant located in Imota, Lagos. The visit underscored AfDB’s commitment to fostering homegrown automotive manufacturing…
As a way of spearheading automotive industrialization under the current administration’s “Nigeria First” agenda, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to establish a National Automotive Economy Agency. Professor Oscar Odibo of the Mass Communication Faculty and Media Studies, Delta State University made the call in Lagos on Thursday at the 2025 edition of the…
The African Association of Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) has stressed the need for Nigeria to legalise it automotive policy to provide the foundation for sustainable local manufacturing, job creation and boost investor’s confidence. Chief Executive Officer, AAAM, Victoria Backhaus-Jerling, stated this in Lagos on Thursday at the second Nigeria Auto Industry Summit organized by the Nigeria…
A strong and unified call for strategic investment in local content development dominated discussions at the second edition of the Nigeria Auto Industry Summit (NAISU), held in Lagos under the theme: “Nigeria First: Local Content as Catalyst for Automotive Economy.” The summit, jointly organised by the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) and the National Automotive…
