OPEYEMI OLOTU The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and its Director-General, Otunba Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, have won top honours at the Nigeria GovTech Public Service Awards 2026, with the Council emerging as the Best Federal MDA in Innovative Use of Technology and Osanipin named a Distinguished GovTech Trailblazer. The awards, presented on October…
ROTIMI ASHER Coscharis Motors has urged the Federal Government to urgently develop Nigeria’s automotive components industry, warning that dependence on imported parts is draining foreign exchange, pushing up vehicle costs and limiting job creation. Abiona Babarinde, General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Coscharis Group, told Motoring World in a telephone interview on Tuesday that the…
FEMI OWOEYE The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) is targeting increased investment in local vehicle manufacturing, component production and automotive technology as the 26th Abuja International Motor Fair approaches. NADDC Director-General, Otunba Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, stated this at a joint press briefing with the fair’s organiser, BKG Exhibitions Limited, at NICON Luxury Hotel,…
FEMI OWOEYE Nigeria’s automotive industry is facing a major policy shift as the Federal Government moves to tie government patronage to compliance with automotive regulations, with non-compliant companies risking exclusion from public procurement opportunities. The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) and the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) disclosed this on October 9, 2026,…
