August 21, 2025 – The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, has reaffirmed its commitment to repositioning Nigeria’s automotive sector with the successful hosting of a Sensitisation and Advocacy Programme on End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Regulations at Hilton Palace Hotel, Kano State, on August 21, 2025.
Representing the Director General of NADDC, Mr. Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, the Council’s Director of Policy, Planning and Statistics, Mr. Musa M. Sani, said the initiative would transform the automotive sector while advancing economic growth.
“The ELV Regulation is more than just waste management; it is a strategic blueprint for economic diversification, environmental protection and industrial renewal,” he stated.
According to Mr. Sani, the policy is expected to create over 40,000 direct and indirect jobs nationwide, promote recycling, and support the development of greener cities across Nigeria. He also recalled the official launch of the ELV Regulations by the Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, on March 5, 2025.
He noted that the sensitisation in Kano followed an earlier programme held in Abuja on July 3, 2025, which provided the foundation for collaboration among stakeholders in the automotive and environmental sectors.
The NADDC also announced plans to set up a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee made up of government agencies, industry professionals, and environmental organizations.
The committee will be responsible for guiding the implementation of the ELV policy, which is being modeled after international standards from countries such as Japan and the Netherlands.
Through his representative, the Director General expressed appreciation to Senator John Owan Enoh for leading the regulation’s adoption and to Hon. Terseer Ugbor for strengthening the legal framework to support environmental sustainability and automotive reforms.
Delivering a keynote address, Dr. Fyneray Mbata, Managing Director of the Recycling and Environmental Development Initiative of Nigeria (REDIN), and representative of Hon. Terseer Ugbor, Deputy Chairman of the House Committee on Environment, described the ELV policy as a pathway to a circular economy.
“This initiative will reduce pollution, attract private investment, generate revenue, and create thousands of job opportunities across Nigeria,” Dr. Mbata explained.
REDIN, which has been selected as a recycling partner for the regulation, pledged to work with NADDC, relevant government institutions, and private stakeholders to create a sustainable system for ELV collection, dismantling, and recycling.
The programme concluded with goodwill messages from stakeholders who promised continuous collaboration to ensure the ELV Regulations achieve their goals of job creation, safer mobility, environmental protection, and industrial growth.