FG To Phase Out Petrol Cars As Electric Vehicles' Bill Passes For Second Reading In Senate
A Bill seeking to create a national framework for Nigeria to jettison petrol vehicles and shift to electric vehicles in a bid to promote local manufacturing has passed for second reading in the Senate.
A Bill seeking to create a national framework for Nigeria to jettison petrol vehicles and shift to electric vehicles in a bid to promote local manufacturing has passed for second reading in the Senate.
The Electric Vehicle, EV, Transition and Green Mobility Bill 2025, is sponsored by
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Abia North.
Already, the bill has been referred to the Senate Committee on Industry for further review and is expected to return to the chamber within a month.
The bill received broad support as lawmakers outlined strategies for transitioning to electric mobility through local content development, foreign partnerships and nationwide charging infrastructure.
Leading the debate, Kalu said the law aims to transform Nigeria’s automotive and energy sectors, foster innovation and create jobs across the manufacturing value chain, noting that the bill provides tax holidays, import duty waivers, toll exemptions, subsidies and road tax reliefs for EV users and investors.
Leading the debate, Kalu said the law aims to transform Nigeria’s automotive and energy sectors, foster innovation and create jobs across the manufacturing value chain, noting that the bill provides tax holidays, import duty waivers, toll exemptions, subsidies and road tax reliefs for EV users and investors.
According to the former governor of Abia State, the new bill, also mandates the installation of charging stations in all fuel outlets nationwide.
A key provision in the proposed bill requires foreign automakers to partner with licensed Nigerian assemblers to establish local assembly plants within three years, with at least 30 percent local content sourcing by 2030, even as violations could attract fines of up to N250 million per breach, while unlicensed EV importers face N500 million fines and goods confiscation.
Furthermore, the bill also seeks to make Nigeria a hub for EV manufacturing in Africa by mandating that assemblers produce a minimum of 5,000 units annually and meet international safety and technical standards just as investors establishing charging stations would also qualify for government grants and tax reliefs.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has described the proposed bill as a forward-looking legislative effort aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s economic diversification and clean energy agenda.
A key provision in the proposed bill requires foreign automakers to partner with licensed Nigerian assemblers to establish local assembly plants within three years, with at least 30 percent local content sourcing by 2030, even as violations could attract fines of up to N250 million per breach, while unlicensed EV importers face N500 million fines and goods confiscation.
Furthermore, the bill also seeks to make Nigeria a hub for EV manufacturing in Africa by mandating that assemblers produce a minimum of 5,000 units annually and meet international safety and technical standards just as investors establishing charging stations would also qualify for government grants and tax reliefs.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has described the proposed bill as a forward-looking legislative effort aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s economic diversification and clean energy agenda.
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