Editorial: Looted Roads, Stolen Fleets…Time to End the Theft!

Governors Loot Roads, Engineers Sit Idle
While Nigeria’s roads crumble and government vehicles rot, governors are outsourcing work that ministries could handle, inflating contracts and lining private pockets. Cars worth millions are auctioned to insiders for a fraction of their value. Ministries of Works are fully staffed but left idle, while taxpayers pay twice: first for fake projects, then for failing infrastructure. The tools exist. The professionals are ready. What’s missing is political will

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Volvo Builds a Car That Talks Back …And Thinks Ahead

EX60 debuts as Volvo’s smartest car ever, powered by Google Gemini AI, NVIDIA super-computing and an 810km electric range Volvo is about to redraw the line between car and computer. On January 21, the Swedish automaker will unveil the all-electric Volvo EX60, a mid-size SUV so intelligent it can hold a natural conversation, learn from…

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Why 5% Is No Victory for South Africa’s Deadly Roads

EUGENE HERBERT Government may be tempted to exchange congratulatory high-fives over a reported 5% drop in festive-season road fatalities, but the statistics tell a far less comforting story. During the 2025/2026 festive period, 1,427 people still lost their lives on South Africa’s roads, a toll that strips any marginal improvement of real cause for celebration….

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AAAM’s 2026 Vision Puts Nigeria at the Centre of Africa’s Automotive Reset

FEMI OWOEYE Nigeria has been identified as a priority market in the African Association of Automotive Manufacturers’ (AAAM) 2026 strategic vision, as the continental auto body moves to translate policy momentum into concrete industrial outcomes under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Presenting the strategy recently via a video message, AAAM Chief Executive Officer,…

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