GENERAL NEWS (NIGERIA)

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)  on Wednesday clarified its position on the re-introduction of psychiatric tests for some life-threatening traffic offences as from July 1, 2017, saying traffic offenders booked for the offences will have to bear the cost of the medical examinations to be conducted on them. The ...

…Invites Automotive Council boss to its assembly plant in Lagos The Stallion Group Nigeria said it would have not less than 30 percent local content in its buses and trucks with local components from plastics, rubber, fibre and petrochemicals if the local components makers were able to upscale the quality ...

PAN Nigeria Limited has called for what it described as “strict and rigorous” implementation of the Nigerian Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP) even as it urged the Director General of National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu, to fast-track the pace of automotive industrial development, including local ...

…Partner with auto journalists on safety Ford Motor Company (FMC) and its Nigerian sole distributor, Coscharis Motors, have expressed their commitment to growing the country’s automotive industry. Expressing the commitment at the opening ceremony of the second edition of the Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) training for Nigerian automotive journalists ...

…As Awango ‘Gift of Sunlight’ campaign enters second month Total Nigeria Plc, a leading international oil company and the biggest lubricants producer in Nigeria, is pressing ahead with its Awango ‘Gift of Sunlight, sales campaign in which it aims to sell no fewer than 20,000 Awango lamps within two months – ...

Heritage Bank Plc has restated its commitment to supporting the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and young entrepreneurs in Nigeria to grow their businesses either as start-ups or prospective business owners. This, the bank said, is in line with its culture as a timeless wealth partners.  The MD/CEO of Heritage ...

    …As Aliyu proffers solutions to industrialisation challenges The National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, has thrown its weight behind the automotive local content conference and exhibition being organised by a transport firm, Routes & Roads Transport Company . The event is scheduled to hold in Kaduna from ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigerian Armed Forces have resolved to partner on activities aimed at promoting national safety and security. The agreement was the outcome of a meeting between the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi and the Director of Defence Information, Major General ...

Heritage Bank Plc has thrown its weight behind Globus Resources Limited, a subsidiary of Triton Group, to flag-off the second phase of its afforestation programme in Oyo State.  The bank, as the first financier, had earlier financed the first phase of the project and offered N2billion long-term facility to enable ...

Ford Motor Company, in conjunction with its distributor Coscharis Motors, Thursday, brought back the much-anticipated Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) programme to Nigeria. This highly-acclaimed programme was implemented for the first time in Nigeria in 2016 in order to improve driving skills and road safety in Nigeria.  This year, the ...