The Federal Government is incorporating electric vehicles into the National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP).
Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu also expressed optimism that the NAIDP would be passed into law before the end of the year.
He spoke on Thursday during the 6th annual training and workshop of the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) in Lagos.
The DG who joined virtually reiterated that electric vehicles remains the future of automobile globally with many countries setting target for migration into electric vehicles, saying Nigeria is also toeing similar path.
The DG who spoke at the workshop with the theme, “Migration to Electric Vehicles and Gas-powered Vehicles; Opportunities & Challenges for Nigeria,” said the EV is being incorporated into the NAIDP which he assured would be passed before the end of the year.