Tinubu’s govt picks 12 universities to manufacture electric vehicles, details emerge

• The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has taken steps to manufacture electrical vehicles successful the country
• The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) Oluwemimo Osanipin, said 12 universities – 2 from each geopolitical portion person been selected for the initiative
• According to Osanipin, the institutions are designing assemblage shuttle buses that are going to beryllium 100 per cent electric

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Uyo, Akwa Ibom state - The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has selected 12 universities – 2 from each of the country's geopolitical zones – to manufacture electrical vehicles.

The Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Oluwemimo Osanipin, said the inaugural volition beryllium financed by the Bank of Industry (BoI) and different cardinal fiscal institutions.

The national govt picks 12 universities – 2 from each of the geopolitical zones. Photo credit: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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As reported by The Nation, Osanipin explained that the inaugural is simply a portion of the “Nigeria First” argumentation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration.

He made this known astatine a stakeholders’ engagement with the Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) and the Nigeria Automotive Manufacturers Association (NAMA) successful Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.

"We are moving with large assemblers. In presumption of the plan you are talking about, we person started an inaugural wherever we stitchery 12 universities – 2 from each geopolitical zone. They are designing what we telephone assemblage shuttle buses that are going to beryllium 100 per cent electric.“They are going to beryllium designed successful Nigeria. Most of the cars volition beryllium sourced locally. We are connected it. When they finish, we volition travel unneurotic again to enactment with assemblers and conveyance manufacturers and get enactment from companies that tin concern them, similar the Bank of Industry (BoI) and different fiscal institutions, to beryllium capable to nutrient the vehicles.“Gradually, we are going to person electrical vehicles afloat designed and manufactured successful Nigeria. In mentation for that, we started gathering stations successful definite universities. In the adjacent fewer months, we volition screen thing little than 10 universities.“By the clip we person this, we volition person built immoderate infrastructure. Gradually, we are gathering for the aboriginal and gathering the parts.”

Federal govt to manufacture assemblage shuttle buses that are going to beryllium 100 per cent electric. Photo credit: Koiguo, Toyota
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FG to Deploy 10,000 Electric Vehicles

Recall that the Nigerian government, done the Federal Executive Council (FEC), approved N151.9 cardinal for electric vehicles for the northeast.

The 10,000 electrical vehicles comprise 10 17-seater buses, and electrical tricycles, and volition beryllium deployed successful the six states successful the region.

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this, saying that the declaration for vehicles’ supplies has been approved.

Electric conveyance institution commences operations successful Nigeria

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that SAGLEV Electromobility Nigeria Limited acceptable an ambitious people of rolling retired 10,000 electric vehicles annually from its Lagos plant.

The company’s president and main enforcement officer, Gbenga Falaye, disclosed this during the facility’s tour.

He said the institution besides plans to deploy 10,000 charging points successful the adjacent 5 years to thrust adoption.

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