The Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping regulatory regime that will bar all imported vehicles from entering Nigeria without prior certification, in a move aimed at improving road safety and curbing the influx of substandard automobiles.
The policy, tagged the Standard Organisation of Nigeria–National Automotive Design and Development Council Vehicle Conformity Assessment Programme, introduces a strict “no certification, no entry” rule for all new and used vehicles entering the country.
Speaking at a stakeholders’ sensitisation workshop in Abuja, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, John Enoh, said the programme is now a full government policy and not a pilot scheme. (Punch)
