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FG Tasks Car Manufacturers On Local Content

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L-R: Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, during the Joint Committees on Appropriation's meeting with the Ministers of Finance and Budget and National Planning on the 2016 Budget, at the National Assembly in Abuja, yesterday

L-R: Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, and Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, during the Joint Committees on Appropriation’s meeting with the Ministers of Finance and Budget and National Planning on the 2016 Budget, at the National Assembly in Abuja, yesterday

The Minister of Science
and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said that government’s patronage of locally assembled vehicles would depend largely on its local content component.
Onu who stated this while receiving the Business Development manager of Stallion Group, Mr John Abah in Abuja recently said it was a task for manufacturers and assemblers of different brands of vehicles on the 17 per cent local content capacity in its assembly plants.
The minister revealed that the ministry had over 17 research institutes that can assist companies increase local content component.
According to Onu, Nigeria has a lot to offer car manufacturers and assemblers because of the abundant local raw materials and parts that can help investors increase output.
He added that there was need for redirection in the sector in order to diversify the economy, even as he said manufacturing one car required 1000 different components.
“Government wants you to manufacture locally because if you do this you will create more jobs and double the 20,000 jobs that you have now as there are about 1000 parts in a vehicle and each part can be manufactured in a small or medium-size economy,” he said;
He added that through such a process the economy would grow and revenue will also be created.
In his remark, Abah assured the minister that the company would be sourcing over 80 per cent of its contents locally within the next three years when the Aladja Steel Mill begins production of Steel Components.
“You will realise  that we have taken over Aladja Steel and Mines Limited and we are working and hoping that with our international agencies, we will begin to produce Nigerian vehicle parts from that mill”, he said.
On the local content of its locally assembled vehicle, he disclosed that the company’s vehicle paints and leather are made in Nigeria.
According to him, at the moment, the Nigerian content in the vehicles are between 17 and 25 per cent. He added that the company is also assembling military vehicles that can withstand difficult terrain.

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.

Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.

“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.

“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.

In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.

Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.

 

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NIS Ends Decentralised Passport Production After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure during an inspection of the Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, last Thursday.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
According to him, the centralised production system aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for improved service delivery.
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FG To Roll Out Digital Public Infrastructure, Data Exchange, Next Year 

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced plans to roll out Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX) platforms across key sectors of the economy, starting in early 2026.
Director of E-Government and Digital Economy at NITDA, Dr. Salisu Kaka, made the disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholder review session of the DPI and NGDX drafts at the Digital Public Infrastructure Live Event.
The forum, themed “Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure through Standards, Data Exchange and e-Government Transformation,” brought together regulators, state governments, and private sector stakeholders to harmonise inputs for building inclusive, secure, and interoperable systems for governance and service delivery.
According to Kaka, Nigeria already has several foundational elements in place, including national identity systems and digital payment platforms.
What remains is the establishment of the data exchange framework, which he said would be finalised by the end of 2025.
“Before the end of this year and by next year we will be fully ready with the foundational element, and we start dropping the use cases across sectors,” Kaka explained.
He stressed that the federal government recognises the autonomy of states urging them to align with national standards.
“If the states can model and reflect what happens at the national level, then we can have a 360-degree view of the whole data exchange across the country and drive all-of-government processes,” he added.
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