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Nigeria unveils first locally assembled electric car

The National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, in collaboration with the Stallion Group, has unveiled the first locally-made electric car, Hyundai Kona. Speaking at the unveiling in Abuja on Friday, the NADDC Director-General, Jelani Aliyu, said that by 2025, at least 30 percent of passenger vehicles in Nigeria will be electric. According to him, electric cars have come to stay,…

Breakthrough: NADDC boss lauds UNN for producing Nigeria’s first electric car

Breakthrough: NADDC boss lauds UNN for producing Nigeria’s first electric car.

Mr Jelani Aliyu, the Director-General of National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has commended the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) for being the first institution to produce electric car in the country.

Aliyu made the commendation in Nsukka on Monday during the unveiling of a five-seater…

Jelani Aliyu Makes Declaration Of Commitment To Rise Above Challenges

Jelani Aliyu Makes Declaration Of Commitment To Rise Above Challenges

Jelani Aliyu Makes Declaration Of Commitment To Rise Above Challenges

The newly appointed Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu (MFR), has recently assumed duties at the NADDC Headquarters in Gudu District, Abuja.

Below is his maiden declaration of commitment to…

What the recent appointment of Jelani Aliyu reveals about the state of Nigeria’s automobile industry

Recently,  the internet was abuzz about the appointment of Jelani Aliyu as the Director- General of the Nigerian Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).

The Kaduna-born car design veteran is globally renowned for his masterpiece design — the famous Chevrolet Volt. It is no doubt that Jelani Aliyu MFR is one of the few celebrated intellectuals in the country. This is why his appointment…