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As the world advance in the adoption of electric vehicle to reduce the effect of pollution poised by petrol and diesel engines, several players in the automotive industries have sprung up notable among which are Tesla, Nissan and BMW. While electric vehicles continue to make gradual but steady advancement into the global market, the biggest factor that comes to play in its success is charging the vehicles. While we appreciate the efforts of the countries where electric vehicles have been adopted and necessary facilities put in place, we also need to reiterate to the Nigerian government and African at large that it is time they look beyond oil that will cease to be useful come 2040. Over-dependence on oil has not helped our nation in growing as the government sees oil money as free money and as such no need to look elsewhere for revenue generation. Effects of this dependence has been seen and felt severally in the past. Is it foreign exchange shortage or the pollution in the oil pro...

It is no longer news that the governor of the Ekiti state has formally declared his intention to run for the highest office in the land come 2019. The governor popularly know for his stomach infrastructure campaign slogan has assured that he was going to be sworn in come may 29th 2019. In an even help at Abuja yesterday, he made his declaration under the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform with several people in attendance. as you know this blog isn't about politics or whatever, what interests us is his official car as seen in Abuja for the event. Can you guess the year and the model? Pictures below; Gov Fayose in the car Also, do you think Gov Fayose stands a chance for the seat of number one man in the land? Eeerrrmmmm you don't have to answer, just name the car above in the comment section.

Right now the women in Saudi Arabia are rejoicing the lifting of the ban placed on their driving a car by the government. Starting from next June, the women in Saudi would be able to drive said the Saudi foreign Ministry. This is a landmark even that will align the country with the rest of the world not only because women will now own and drove their cars, but more women will now be able to work. The feat was achieved following several years of activism and appeal to the government both from within and outside the kingdom. Now, women can now take care of their logistics without having to pay any driver or engage any company to do that for them, at least for those that have businesses that deal with delivery. Manal al-Sharif, one of the women behind the Women2Drive Campaign in Saudi Arabia, said the magnitude of the decision to allow women to drive "won't make sense" to those outside the country, "but if you live in Saudi Arabia, it's a huge battle that w...

I headed north on the 25th September 2017 for adventures and sight seeing. I saw so many beautiful things; the scenery, people and lanscapes (obviously there are few super cars). I met so many beautiful people on my sojourn who proved to me that we can still be human and remain Nigerian come what may @ahmadslim is one of them. The focal point of my writing today is the official car of the paramount ruler of Ilorin and Kwara state, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari. His Mercedes Benz speaks volume of the influential and royal status of his office. The car is aesthetic, luxurious, classy, stylish and powerful, of course all  those features have all come together  to become the signature for the S-Class models over the years. Front view of the Emir's car Below are quick facts of the state of the art car; Brand: Mercedes-Benz Model: S500 Chasis: W222 Drivetrain: All Wheel Drive Body Type: Sedan Passenger: 4 - 5 Engine: 4.7L V8 producing around 450HP Fuel Con...

It always seems impossible until it is done... Nelson Mandela Going back to some few years ago, not much happened in the automotive industry in terms of events, knowledge sharing and product information. what we use to have was columns in some of the major dailies in Nigeria but with advent of social media platforms especially Instagram, things have taken an upward leap and so many has happened in the short frame of time. Now there is no going back as car talk has come to stay in Nigeria and Africa at large. on this platform we're going to be providing you with a lot of information, car reviews, coming events, news and entertainment as they happen in the world of automobiles in Nigeria and the rest of Africa. Before anything else, please be kind enough to follow our page on instagram @carsfromnaija and be guaranteed the best contents all the time. Thank you.