ANNIE ALLEN (UK Bureau Chief) The battle for America’s automotive future is heating up—and Detroit wants Washington to slam the door before China’s rapidly expanding car industry gets inside. America’s biggest automakers have thrown their weight behind a push for Congress to permanently block Chinese vehicles, connected-car software and hardware from entering the US market….
ROTIMI ASHER Africa’s biggest oil-refining bet is heading for the stock market with an ambitious $1.5 billion fundraising target that could make Dangote Refinery’s listing the largest share sale ever recorded on the continent. The Dangote Group plans to offer about 4.1 billion shares in its refinery unit at 525 naira each, potentially raising around…
FEMI OWOEYE Nigeria is taking a major step towards rewriting the rules governing its automotive industry, with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) putting a proposed new law before industry stakeholders for scrutiny. At a high-level stakeholders’ engagement in Lagos on September 3, 2026, the Council unveiled the Draft National Automotive Industry Bill,…
Three Chinese electric cars score five stars in the latest Euro NCAP tests, exposing a dramatic shift in the global race for automotive safety, writes ANNIE ALLEN For decades, automotive safety was one of the strongest fortresses protecting the reputations of Europe’s established carmakers. European manufacturers built their brands around engineering excellence, sophisticated technology and…
