About 60 days after President Bola Tinubu assumed office, Nigerian motorists are yet to recover from the shock of fuel subsidy removal. Following Tinubu’s pronouncement of “Subsidy is gone!” on his inauguration day, fuel pump price jumped from N195 to between N550 and N650 per liter. As the South Africa-based CEO of MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert…
EUGENE HERBERT The move toward electric vehicles (EV) is well underway internationally. In recent years, major inroads have been made globally. In South Africa, Nigeria and a number of African countries, forward-thinking fleets are already investigating how to make the transition. The majority of the focus, however, is on EVs. But there are other forms…
Are you fed up with frequent swerving around potholes and praying that your car will make it to its destination in one piece? Roads in many African countries, including Nigeria and South Africa are notorious for being in declining condition, with potholes being one of the most common road hazards that drivers face. For instance,…
The recent DIESEL price increase in Nigeria has caused worries among fleet operators, especially of vehicles running on diesel. As recently noted by the CEO of the South Africa-based MasterDrive, Eugene Herbert the trucking industry is the backbone of society. “Most industries rely on trucks to receive their stock and when the price jumps as…
