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The federal government has picked twelve universities, two from each geopolitical region of the country, to manufacture electric vehicles. The initiative, which is part of the First Nigeria policy of the President Bola Tinubu istration to be financed by the Bank of Industry and other key financial institutions.

Director-General National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Oluwemimo Osanipin, disclosed this in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. ment Osanipin spoke during a stakeholders’ engagement with the Association of Motor Dealers of Nigeria (AMDON) and the Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (NAMA).

The theme of the engagement was: “Import of Used Cars and Dealership Regulation in Nigeria”. ment He said that Nigeria was also committed to component and parts manufacturing as part of its preparation for made in Nigeria vehicles and fulfilment of the First Nigeria Policy.

According to him, the country was on its way to having a 100% made in Nigeria electric vehicles, adding that the federal government has already built stations in 10 of the universities in readiness for the takeoff of the project. He said,

“When I came in, one of the major initiatives I pushed for was component development, but let me state here that no country, no company, no OEC manufactures its own vehicle.

“For example, the company that manufactures Mercedes has people who produce engines for them, but they have the design, the interior. But there are still people who produce the bulb, the braking system. In all this, no OEM manufactures all the components, but again, we are conscious of what happens after sales.

[b]“Apart from producing parts to service vehicle production, you produce more parts to service after-sales, because let’s say annual production is 500,000, but the vehicles you service on the road are about 18 million. What that means is that we need to produce more parts.

“That’s why we are pushing for components and parts production. As of today, we are expanding. We have identified the components that we can do with comparative advantage and at a lower cost, like plastic parts, because some of those parts will come from byproducts of petroleum products.

“So there are lots of things that we can produce here in Nigeria. We are working with major assemblers. In of design, you are talking about how we have started an initiative where we gather 12 universities, two from each geopolitical zone, they are deg what we call the University shuttle bus, which is going to be 100% electric.

“It is going to be designed in Nigeria. Most of the cars will be sourced locally. We are on it. When they finish, we will come together again to work with assemblers and vehicle manufacturers and get from companies that can finance it, like the Bank of Industry and other financial institutions, to be able to produce these vehicles.

“Gradually, we are going to have electric vehicles fully designed and manufactured in Nigeria. And in preparation for that, we started building stations in certain universities, and in the next few months, we will cover nothing less than 10 universities.

“By the time we have this, we will have built some infrastructure. Gradually, we are building for the future and building parts.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/fg-picks-12-universities-to-manufacture-electric-vehicles/

Excellent development.

ASUU chiefs must be grinning from ear to ear at all these good news coming from the Tinubu istration.

Tinubu just gave 18 universities 200 billion Naira to upgrade their medical departments, promising a bigger largesse for all the universities in general.

Now this. 😊

Electric vehicle in a country still battling to deliver 24hrs power supply to its citizens.

The federal government already granted license to some Chinese companies to start production of electric vehicles and now universities are going to be a key player in the industry. These are what Nigerian universities should have been doing a long time ago. The Present istration is currently engaging them in Agriculture and now vehicle production. With a little more time, the fantastic policies of the Government will all come good. God bless Nigeria.


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Kemetian:
Excellent development.

ASUU chiefs must be grinning from ear to ear at all these good news coming from the Tinubu istration.

I tell you bro, they should take advantage of these channels to generate internal revenue. When the harvest season begins, the schools which the FG had given out funds to engage in food cultivation would be smiling to the bank. Enough of 18months strike depending on the Government for money.


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LordBiden:
Electric vehicle in a country still battling to deliver 24hrs power supply to its citizens.

So we should not build electric vehicles until there is 24/7 light across Nigeria?

The world doesn’t work like that.

India and Pakistan have power cuts till tomorrow, yet they are even building spacecraft.

You people need to stop thinking small.

You’re too timid in the way you reason, some of you. 🤨

LordBiden:
Electric vehicle in a country still battling to deliver 24hrs power supply to its citizens.

FG is installing solar power in federal universities, taking them off the grid. Take time off Nairaland, get yourself exposed and try cure your ignorance.


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TimeManager:

FG is installing solar power in federal universities, taking them off the grid. Take time off Nairaland, get yourself exposed and try cure your ignorance.


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We shouldn't even be encouraging electric vehicles as a nation since we are an oil producing country.

They should be delivered to our legislators first

LordBiden:

We shouldn't even be encouraging electric vehicles as a nation since we are an oil producing country.

He has already advised you to get exposed, stop embarrassing yourself here.

Wow, a 100% electric shuttle bus designed in Nigeria? Finally, we'll have something quieter than the sound of our politicians' promises! 😂

I can already hear the announcement at universities: 'Ladies and Gentlemen, please be aware that these new electric buses are so silent, they'll sneak up on you like a cat with a master's degree in stealth!'

And can we just appreciate that we’re sourcing parts locally? At last, our cars will have that authentic Nigerian vibe—imagine ‘local artisan’ seats made from recycled bags of rice. Very eco-friendly! 🌾😁

But hey, as we build these charging stations, let’s not forget the most important part: making sure they’re located close to enough jollof rice stands. What’s an electric bus without a viable road trip snack, right? 🚍🍚

Boodogay Chetah Gao-Dein was here.

FG dey craze

LordBiden:

We shouldn't even be encouraging electric vehicles as a nation since we are an oil producing country.

I created a whole thread on this...

We need to produce steel too, but a welcome Idea

TimeManager:


https://thenationonlineng.net/fg-picks-12-universities-to-manufacture-electric-vehicles/

University of Lagos ( UNILAG)

Where is the university

That is a good dream

cool. Artificial intelligence should be considered too.

Anyway, Agriculture is life

LordBiden:
Electric vehicle in a country still battling to deliver 24hrs power supply to its citizens.

Why are you so pessimistic wishing the country stagnation. Why can't you rejoice over good news. He that rejoices over the good news of others will have one also. My brother, this is our country and we have no other one.

With all the president effort to change the country to a better place Nigerians will still abused him...

Lmaooo Nigeria wants to manufacture cars
But have important duty on steel and aluminium Lmaooo

Are there no Economist in APC?

A nation who's per capita inclme is below 1000 dollars... One thousand dollars for heave sake wants to manufacture 500k cars.?. To sale to who?

This people are funny car manufacturing should be the least thing on our mind right now

Manufacture electric vehicles that all it's parts will be imported from other countries.

Anyways, probably they wanted to assemble it.

Jokers.

Universities are not product based industries. They are people based industries.

May God help us.

Kemetian:


So we should not build electric vehicles until there is 24/7 light across Nigeria?

The world doesn’t work like that.

India and Pakistan have power cuts till tomorrow, yet they are even building spacecraft.

You people need to stop thinking small.

You’re too timid in the way you reason, some of you. 🤨

You don’t sound intelligent

12 universities? Why didnt he mention the names of the universities and the departments in charge?

TimeManager:


https://thenationonlineng.net/fg-picks-12-universities-to-manufacture-electric-vehicles/

It's not so difficult to spot an obidient 🤣



quote author=LordBiden post=135631993]Electric vehicle in a country still battling to deliver 24hrs power supply to its citizens.[/quote]

13 out of the 12 Universities will be in Yoruba state

By the time the Jagaban finishes 8years.
I wonder what the opposition will be opposing

TimeManager:


https://thenationonlineng.net/fg-picks-12-universities-to-manufacture-electric-vehicles/

Thank God,We Are Now Talking About Production, Production.
That is how To Think Global.
Failures to abide by this initiatives,Nigeria will be left behind.
A VERY BRILLIANT INITIATIVES.

Very good, more practical schools of engineering, welding, aeronautics, and solar energy systems. We should have specialised schools, so students earn practical skills they can start earning with immediately and also contributing meaningfully to national development and GNP.

Allowing students and parents to spend money in academic institutions where they don't get jobs when they graduate, is a waste and not smart at all. China went the practical and engineering way and are better for it.

Dominion2000:


Why are you so pessimistic wishing the country stagnation. Why can't you rejoice over good news. He that rejoices over the good news of others will have one also. My brother, this is our country and we have no other one.

if he choses to be pessimistic, will it prevent nigeria from moving forward?

is it his pessimism that is responsible for the present state of nigeria?

is nigeria making progress?

what is the good news that he should rejoice over?

how was he pessimistic and wish the country stagnation?

how has you not being pessimistic made nigeria not to be stagnant?