Femi Owoeye

Kia Sponsors Media Content Creators to FIFA World Cup

The just concluded FIFA Global Football Tournament was attended by not less than 18 media content creators from the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Senegal, Ghana, Libya, Kuwait and Jordan, courtesy of Kia Motor Corporation. In a post-FIFA world cup media statement made available to Motoring World, Kia Motor Corporation  says its decision to sponsor the…

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Review: Is Changan Star 9 Bus Tough Enough for Nigeria Terrains?

As Nigeria grapples with the menace of unsafe mini commercial buses bolted together by unlicensed ghost auto assemblers, a genuine and tropicalized alternative is already on sale in Nigeria. Known as Changan Star 9, its body language is that of a rescue mission. Characterized with safety, body strength, practicality and powerful engine with fuel efficiency,…

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Road Test: How Capable is the new Nissan Navara? How SAFE? Find out…

FEMI OWOEYE With the recent media launch of the new Nissan Navara in Nigeria, one can safely say that the nation’s pickup truck market is set to reach a boiling point. Late last year, I drove the latest Toyota Hilux through a hellish terrain in Ondo State. Less than six months after, Nissan Nigeria launched…

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Nigeria’s Auto Industry in Catch-22: Open Letter to President Buhari

Your Excellency, unfortunately, you are not being rightly informed about certain contentious issues affecting the nation’s automobile industry. There is no doubt about this because your administration believes in continuity of governance. A number of important infrastructural projects started by your predecessor have either been completed or are at the point of completion, including rail…

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