You don hear am? Naija government don finally open mouth carry new plan wey go change the automotive game for obodo Naija. Dem wan use our plenty old vehicles wey dey for roadside as goldmine! E fit bring over N150 billion every year from 2026. This one na move to modernize our car industry sha.

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) come talk am for statement wey dem issue on Sunday and their big oga, Joseph Osanipin, go dey lead the charge. Dem wan create wetin dem dey call End-of-Life Vehicle programme wey go help people recycle those cars wey don dey wahala for road. Instead of making dem dey rot, we go turn dem to money!

Osanipin yarn say for abroad, when you buy car, you dey pay small money wey go cover the car disposal when e don reach end of life. So, for Naija, dem go need small change when you dey register your car to fit fund this recycling plan. E go no easy oh, because Nigerians fit no gree carry this one on top head

But make e clear, Naija get strong market for second-hand auto parts wey we dey call Belgian parts, na there wey quality dey for people wey no wan buy brand new items. Statistics don show say about 85% of parts from old cars fit still dey usable or recyclable. Na for this recycling matter wey go create giant business opportunity.

Imagine say people wey get old cars fit just drop am instead of leaving dem as eyesore for the road. E go mean say na thousands of jobs go dey create for dismantling, refurbishing, logistics, and resale of car parts. No be small money be this, if dem fit manage am well.

Dis new plan come as Nigeria vehicle import market dey reform itself this year. Dem report say value of passenger cars imports don rise to about N1.01 trillion within nine months of 2025, compared to N894 billion wey dey last year. Market don dey stabilise, and dem dey urge people to buy cars again.

But the wahala still dey! High landing costs and currency wahala na the main challenge wey importers dey face. Na this same reforms go bring pre-export certification for all used cars wey dey come Naija from 2026. Dem go use this one stop people wey dey export junk vehicles into the country. Na so our roads go better small!

Dem yarn say Nigeria dey among the few countries wey no get this talk about certification. One foreign exporter even don yarn say e dey ship junk cars because Naija dey gree am the highest money. “We go make sure say importers get responsible for all the cars wey dem dey bring in,” Osanipin talk.

Plus sef, dem go begin to change petrol and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles and compressed natural gas vehicles. Nasarawa National Automotive Industry Development Plan dey lead the way. Training dey go on for people wey dey enter the tech space, and local engineers dey shine for vehicle design, especially with the help of universities.

Na true talk be this! Na more jobs go dey around, and dem wan turn the policy wey dey guide the auto industry to law to show say dem serious.

Osanipin don beg the media to help carry the gist go far, as some people fit no gree take the reforms. “When wahala come, we need you to tell Naija why we dey do this and why e important,” he say. 2026 go be year wey go define the future of Naija automotive industry. Make we all dey shine our eye!