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Nigerian auto journalists embrace Ford Driving Skills For Life

The Nigerian Auto Journalists’ Association (NAJA), the umbrella body for all journalists in Nigeria covering the automobile and automotive industry, has given a warm embrace to the global Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) programme . The body has therefore concluded all arrangements to incorporate the DSFL into its maiden ...

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Excitement as Coscharis introduces The All-New Jaguar F-Pace

President, Cosharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka, introducing the SUV…. General Manager, Sales, Coscharis Motors, Ufuoma Umukoro, explaining the unique features. .. Maduka (middle) with Umukoro(left) and General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Services, Abiona Babarinde (right) Maduka (middle) with other directors………Regional Business Manager, JLR Sub Sahara Africa, Irene Kakooza (middle) smiling ...

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Mercedes-Benz redefines BRT with Future Bus

Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot; semi-automated city bus with traffic light recognition; recognition of obstacles and pedestrians; automated bus stop approaches basic vehicle   Described as a milestone on the way to the autonomous city bus and a revolutionary mobility system for the future, the Mercedes-Benz Future Bus with CityPilot ...

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FRSC threatens sanctions on fleet operators over safety standards’ violation

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has charged fleet operators in the country on the need to adhere strictly to the terms of Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme, saying the Corps would not hesitate to apply sanctions to ensure compliance. Oyeyemi stated this while ...

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Coscharis Motors unveils Jaguar F Pace in Lagos

  The sole dealership for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in Nigeria, Coscharis Motors, Thursday night , introduced the first SUV from Jaguar, the all-new Jaguar F Pace, into the local market at a colorful event in Lagos. The unveiling ceremony, which held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, was attended ...

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Only 611 driving schools meet minimum requirements for operation – FRSC

 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that only 611 driving schools out of the 1,087 captured on its portal meet the minimum requirements for operation in the country. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, who disclosed this, also stated that 1,623 driving school instructors have been registered on ...

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Ford : Seven Ways You May Be Ruining Your Car’s Paint

Your daily routine may be damaging your car’s paint work without you even  it. Innocent everyday happenings like accidentally-spilled fuel, cheeky finger writings or annoying bird droppings can leave long-lasting stains and scratches on the surface of your car or, even worse, cause corrosion. Here are some of the ways ...

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General Motors reaches out to primary school children on Mandela Day

In line with one of the words of the late global icon, Nelson Mandela, that “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” General Motors South Africa (GMSA) marked the Mandela Day celebration this week by reaching out to the Adolph Schauder Primary School ...

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F-PACE: All hail Jaguar’s first performance SUV

  It has been long in coming, but at last, the all-new F-PACE, Jaguar’s first performance SUV, has officially driven into the sub-Sahara African markets where it is expected to take full advantage of unique technological endowment to defy the competition and ride to the top of its compact segment. ...

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Automedics boss, don, digital marketing expert to speak at Nigeria auto journalists’ annual training

The managing director of Automedics, a leading auto diagnostics and repair centre in Nigeria, Mr. Kunle Sonaike, is to speak on mechatronics and automotive parts at the maiden edition of the annual capacity building workshop and training for Nigeria auto journalists, scheduled to hold in Lagos from July 29-30. A ...

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