FEMI OWOEYE The Federal Government has stepped up its campaign to build Nigeria’s next generation of automotive technicians with the commissioning of a state-of-the-art National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) Automotive Training Centre in Birnin Kebbi and the graduation of 100 newly trained automotive professionals. The latest facility, commissioned on Thursday, is the 24th…
MIRIAM LAWAL Carloha Nigeria, the authorised dealer and assembler of Chery vehicles, has teamed up with Stanbic IBTC Bank to make owning a brand-new Chery easier and more affordable for Nigerians through flexible vehicle financing. The offer combines Stanbic IBTC’s vehicle finance package with Carloha’s CarlohaCare 6-6-7 ownership programme, giving qualified buyers up to 48…
The Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association (NAMA) has called on the Federal Government to pair its 2026 Fiscal Policy Measures with a comprehensive industrial support framework, cautioning that the country’s automotive manufacturing sector could face avoidable setbacks if tariff liberalisation runs ahead of the safeguards local assembly depends on. In a position paper submitted to the…
Cross River State has intensified its push to become one of Nigeria’s emerging automotive manufacturing hubs after securing renewed support from the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) to drive vehicle assembly, electric mobility, skills development and strategic investments. The commitment emerged during a high-level meeting at the Council’s headquarters in Abuja, where a…
