Omo, e don set! Federal Government don announce say dem go tap into Nigeria recycling market for motors wey don kolo since. Dem dey expect say dis biz go generate over N150 billion annually starting from 2026. Wetin be dis? Na big step for our automotive industry like naija no wan dey wake up?

Joseph Osanipin, di Director-General of National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), come yan say dem don get End-of-Life Vehicle programme wey don get approval go start. Dem wan use dis policy turn all di old motors wey don gree old into big goldmine. E fit surprise you, but go ask how dem dey do for abroad, na so dem dey register and pay small fee for disposal once dem buy new whip.

Here for Naija, e go follow similar groove. At di time when dem dey register yaw motors, dem go pay some small money for how dem go take dispose di vehicle wey don reach di end of im life. But make I yan you, some people fit no gree accept am at first o, but e go worth am! 85% of parts dey reusable or recyclable, na wetin dem find out from study, so if we fit work am well, e go really help our economy, jobs for people go plenty!

Plus, if dem fit transform dem old motors into cash, e go reduce di number of abandoned cars wey dey scatter everywhere for street. Wetin no sweet pass? E go fit create jobs for plenty people in sectors like dismantling, refurbishing and selling of parts.

This announcement dey come as Nigeria dey recover from di recent boom for car importation. For di first nine months of 2025, di value of motor car imports reach about N1.01 trillion. Na wetin we dey call eh, come back to life as naija forex market dey stabilize small. But no go forget say plenty wahala still dey, like di high landing costs and currency wahala wey still dey pounce on importers.

Among di reforms wey dis government dey plan, dem go introduce pre-export certification for used vehicles wey go land for Nigeria from 2026. E go help make sure say no rusted or expired motors go dey enter our market again. Osanipin talk say e don meet one foreign exporter wey gree admit say im dey send eight containers of end-of-life vehicles to Naija, because na where dem dey make di biggest profit.

For d area of electric vehicles (EVs), dem get plan to convert petrol and diesel motors to electric. Na di way wey e suppose go jare, as di world dey shift to electric. Dem dey train people on how to maintain dis electric motors. Skills for EV technology dey bubble for our universities, as plenty designs don dey come out from local engineers.

Osanipin urge make people support dem as dem dey roll out dem plans and policy dem, because by 2026, e go be like say naija automotive industry don change game! E just dey remind us sey we dey enter better time if we fit face all dis wahala and hustle together. We dey go far my paddy!