Nigeria First: FG Mandates MDAs To Procure All Vehicles From Local Assemblers

Nigeria First: FG orders MDAs to buy only Nigerian-assembled vehicles

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) says it has concluded modalities for implementing the Nigeria First Policy, signed by President Bola Tinubu, requiring government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to buy vehicles exclusively from licensed local assemblers or their authorised retailers. The Director-General of NADDC, Otunba Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, disclosed this in Abuja […]

Nigeria First: FG Mandates MDAs To Procure All Vehicles From Local Assemblers

Under the policy, government agencies must buy vehicles from licensed local assemblers or authorised retailers. Foreign-assembled vehicles require proof that no local alternative exists and presidential approval.

Buying vehicles from unregistered suppliers is criminal offence, BPP warns MDAs

The Bureau of Public Procurement has warned MDAs that procuring vehicles from suppliers not registered with the NADDC is a criminal offence subject to pros

Saraki Backs Directive on Buying Nigerian-made Vehicles by Govt Agencies

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has welcomed the directive requiring ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to purchase vehicles from licensed local assemblers, saying the policy would support Nigerian businesses and create jobs. In a post on X, Saraki said, “When government buys Nigerian, it invests in Nigerians,” recalling that the 8th Senate passed a bill […]

Procure All Vehicles From Local Assemblers – Federal Govt Tells MDAs

The federal government has urged local vehicle assemblers to increase production, improve quality and strengthen after-sales services under the Nigeria First Policy. CHANNELS TV quotes NADDC director-general Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin said Nigeria’s assembly plants have an annual capacity of 370,520 vehicles. He said prioritising local manufacturers in government procurement would create jobs, reduce imports and […]

Saraki hails FG's directive on local vehicle purchases, recalls 2016 Senate bill

He argued that prioritising locally assembled vehicles and other Nigerian-made products could help sustain existing jobs, create new employment opportunities and give manufacturers the confidence to expand their operations.