ROTIMI ASHER Nigeria’s automotive battlefield is changing fast. For decades, the market was completely dominated by imported used vehicles popularly called Tokunbo. But now, soaring exchange rates, crushing import duties, spiralling shipping costs and worsening affordability are forcing Nigerians to look inward. And locally assembled vehicles are suddenly becoming impossible to ignore. Today, Nigeria’s rapidly…
MIRIAM LAWAL The future of transportation may have arrived sooner than many expected, as industry leaders, policymakers and automotive executives gathered at the inaugural Fuels Industry Imbizo to confront a reality that is rapidly transforming the global energy landscape: the electric vehicle revolution is accelerating, and the petroleum sector must adapt or risk being left…
The Managing Director of Honda Automobile Western Africa Ltd, Daisuke Mita, embodies the quiet confidence of a leader steering one of Nigeria’s longest-standing automotive brands through turbulent times. With Honda’s roots in Nigeria stretching back more than four decades, the company has endured policy inconsistencies, foreign exchange volatility and shifting market realities while maintaining its…
The Atayero of Aramoko Kingdom, HRM Oba (Dr.) Olusegun Aderemi, JP, has called for stronger collaboration among the Federal Government, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), automotive stakeholders and the media to improve road safety and reduce preventable crashes on Nigerian roads. Oba Aderemi made the call while delivering a goodwill message at the 30th…
