National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has commenced moves to finalise the proposed National Automotive Industry Bill, 2026, as the Nigerian Automotive Manufacturers Association (NAMA) called for a performance-based policy framework capable of driving investment, local manufacturing and component development.
The Council expressed this commitment Thursday at a stakeholders’ engagement on the draft Bill in Lagos, where automotive manufacturers, assemblers, component suppliers, industry associations and other stakeholders reviewed the proposed legislation.
At the forum, Director-General/CEO of NADDC, Otunba Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, said the Council was committed to developing a legal framework capable of transforming Nigeria’s automotive ecosystem into a self-sustaining and globally competitive industrial value chain.
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Addressing stakeholders, Osanipin said, “When this management team assumed leadership at the NADDC, our vision was clear: to move Nigeria’s automotive ecosystem from mere assembly potential into a robust industrial value chain anchored on local content, component manufacturing, vehicle electrification, and regional market integration”.
“However, achieving this ambition requires an unyielding foundation. Policy inconsistency, legislative gaps, and outdated legal frameworks have historically created uncertainty for investors. The National Automotive Design and Development Council Act of 2014 laid important groundwork, but the dynamics of global manufacturing, green mobility transitions, and regional trade integration particularly under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) demand that we upgrade our legal architecture”.
“The Draft National…
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