Big Debate: Auto Industry Stakeholders Divided Over Imported Used Vehicles Ban

FEMI OWOEYE [dropcap]M[/dropcap]ajor stakeholders of the Nigerian automobile industry remain differ over what the federal government should do about imported used vehicles, which is said to account for about 90% of automobile sales in Nigeria. Their divergent views were openly expressed at a Stakeholders Forum held in Lagos recently, courtesy of the Federal Ministry of Industry,…

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Ban Imported Used Tyres Now, FRSC Urges FG

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Friday, urged the Federal Government to place full prohibition on the importation of substandard and used tyres into the country. This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of two-day stakeholders’ forum on Substandard and Used Tyres in Abuja. In the communiqué signed by Corps Marshal…

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Reaction of Nigerian Automakers to Imported Vehicles Purchased By the Nigerian Senate (Full Text)

Full text of  statement by the Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association(NAMA) in reaction to N3.9b Senate vehicle imports during a press briefing held at the Golden Tulip, Festac Town, Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday 28th April 2016. [dropcap]S[/dropcap]uccessive governments in Nigeria have been battling to move our economy forward, employing different strategies and ploys to energize our docile…

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Purchase of Imported SUVs by Senators, Insensitive

By: JOSEPH OLOWOJOBA (olowojobajoseph@netzero.net) [dropcap]M[/dropcap]embers of the nation’s Senate and the House of representatives are constantly dragging Nigerian economic development into the mud, due to long history and high level greed and corruption, which have held the country backward for decades. The ongoing fight against corruption by President Buhari’s administration is facing constant obstacles caused…

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