The Electric Vehicle Transition and Green Mobility Bill, 2025, has cleared its second reading in the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, signalling a major legislative move toward the country’s shift from internal‐combustion vehicles to electric mobility.
Sponsored by Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia North), the Bill seeks to establish a national framework for EV adoption, local manufacturing of vehicles and batteries, and deployment of charging infrastructure across Nigeria.
Key proposed measures include incentives such as tax holidays, import-duty waivers, toll exemptions and subsidies for electric-vehicle users and investors, as well as requirements for fuel stations to install charging points.
On the regulatory side, the draft mandates that foreign automakers seeking access to the Nigerian market must partner with licensed local assemblers, establish local plants within three years and achieve at least 30 per cent local content by 2030.
The Bill also includes strong penalties for non-compliance: companies failing sector requirements may face fines up to ₦250 million per breach, while unlicensed importers could see penalties of ₦500 million and confiscation of goods.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio described the legislation as “forward-looking” and aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s agenda of economic diversification and clean energy transition.
The Bill now moves to the Senate Committee on Industry for further examination, with a report expected within four weeks.
Analysts say the Bill if enacted, would position Nigeria to capture growth in the global EV market, estimated at over US $1.5 trillion by 2030, while helping reduce vehicular emissions (transport accounts for roughly 25-30 per cent of Nigeria’s greenhouse gases) and supporting local industrialisation.
Industry stakeholders will now watch closely the legislative process, implementation details and whether Nigeria can overcome infrastructural and regulatory challenges to scale electric mobility.
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