The Nigerian government’s Automotive Policy includes intentions to start the development of electric vehicles.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr. Evelyn Ngige, said this at the Validation Workshop of the Draught National Action Plan for the Development of EVs in Nigeria that took place in Abuja.
According to Ngige, the strategy outlines the measures that must be performed in order to successfully develop, expand, and use EVs in Nigeria.
According to the Ministry’s announcement, the National Automotive Design and Development Council organised the workshop, which had the focus on “Positioning Nigeria among the Leading Countries in Vehicle Electrification.”
According to Dr. Ngige, “It is here in Nigeria, and we should support what we are doing right now.
This strategy, which outlines the necessary steps to take, highlights the success of EV development, expansion, and use in Nigeria.
This includes financial support, financial incentives, and infrastructure needs, including charging stations, training, and capacity building.
The plan, which will be discussed shortly, also names key players who would aid in the growth and development of EVs in Nigeria.
The workshop, according to Dr. Ngige, is intended to review and validate the strategy in order to make it more thorough and comprehensive.
Therefore, Ngige added, “I call on all stakeholders and attendees to this workshop to critically critique the draught paper being provided today to ensure that what emerges out of it is a robust policy on EVs equivalent to any in the world.
Executive vice chairman and CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, Bashir Gwandu, noted that the FG should support the electric vehicle policy in order to make it successful.
He further stated that NASENI would collaborate with NADDC to advance all initiatives aimed at guaranteeing efficient charging stations for electric vehicles.
According to a statement made on Thursday by the former trade minister, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, the Nigeria Investment Policy Plan would be the first one ever authorized by the FG.
The Federal Executive Council gave the national investment strategy and the automobile industry development plan the necessary permission, according to the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo.
Adebayo stated that Nigeria will be able to transition smoothly from internal combustion engines to electric, solar-powered engines thanks to the 2023–2033 Automotive Development Plan.
“This is an improvement over the previous plan in place for the development of the automotive industry in 2013.
“The new NAIDP will strategically provide outstandingly competitive fiscal and non-fiscal incentives needed by automotive industry manufacturers and producers, investors, developers, and all relevant stakeholders,” the NAIDP website states.
