…Critical minerals, battery production and vehicle manufacturing emerge as regional priorities ROTIMI ASHER South Africa’s assumption of the chairmanship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has placed the country at the centre of a fresh push to turn Africa’s vast critical-mineral wealth into a powerful electric-vehicle and clean-energy manufacturing industry. The 46th SADC Summit…
…Carloha could tap emerging market as Nigeria moves towards decentralized policing FEMI OWOEYE As Nigeria moves closer to constitutional reforms that could introduce state police and decentralise the country’s policing architecture, an unlikely technology from China could soon attract attention: humanoid police robots developed by Chery’s robotics subsidiary, AiMOGA Robotics. The development comes at a…
…Stakeholders to debate whether credit can replace fuel subsidy as Nigeria’s mobility lifeline OJO OLOTU The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) are among key personalities expected at a major Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) symposium seeking to redefine…
FEMI OWOEYE As economic pressures continue to squeeze Nigerian households, the search for cheaper cars online is growing rapidly. But behind some of the attractive prices and seemingly genuine vehicle adverts lurks a dangerous new threat: AI-powered car scams capable of wiping out a buyer’s savings in minutes. Fraudsters are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using artificial…
