New automotive marques are rapidly moving from unfamiliar names to serious global contenders, with safety ratings, rising sales and expanding dealer networks fuelling their assault on established brands. Omoda and Jaecoo are no longer simply newcomers knocking on the door of the global automotive market. With cumulative sales now exceeding 1.16 million vehicles in less…
Stakeholders seek local manufacturing, cheaper financing, charging infrastructure and crackdown on uncertified CNG conversions MIRIAM LAWAL Nigeria’s drive towards electric vehicles (EVs) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) must move beyond policy declarations to a coordinated national action plan, stakeholders at the 3rd Nigeria Auto Industry Summit (NAISU 2026) have declared. The stakeholders called for a…
Nigeria must urgently move beyond policy announcements and execute a coordinated six-point roadmap if the country is to turn growing interest in electric vehicles (EVs) into mass adoption, Metropolitan Electric Limited has warned. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Olugbenga Obadina, made the call while speaking at the 3rd Nigeria Auto Industry Summit, organised by the…
The Federal Government has launched a dedicated Coastal Highway Guards, with an initial deployment of 40 officers to protect and maintain order along the newly constructed coastal highway. The initiative was launched today by the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, who said the guards would provide a permanent security presence along the strategic national…
