NEWS

• Nigerian, Israeli and Japanese governments collaborate to produce electric motorcycles.
• The projects will help both transportation and climate change issues.

The governments of Nigeria, Isreal and Japan have entered a partnership to begin manufacturing electric motorcycles. The pact is Nigeria’s first step toward creating an eco-friendly environment by reducing carbon emissions in the transport industry.

According to the Israeli ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, the alliance, combining Israeli, Japanese, and Nigerian technologies, would address the numerous issues impacting Nigeria’s transportation and environmental sectors.

The collaboration, which, according to Prof. Mohammed Haruna, Executive Vice Chairman of NASENI, has become permanent and will be domesticated throughout the nation, was praised. “The first attempt to domesticate certain technologies in this country, especially in the automobile industry, has not worked with continuous importation. NASENI has come into this now with the perfect partners, Japanese and Israeli companies whose technologies are proven and known.” Haruna said.

Contrary to popular belief, according to Dr Ayal Raz, a representative of the Israeli company Peramare Enterprise, Nigeria is a safe place to invest. He also stated that the collaboration plans to introduce the first car in 2023.

Mr Sasi Shilo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), SIXAI, and Japanese Partner, stated that his business is eager to support Nigeria in developing a sustainable nation using clean and safe technology in addition to supporting the African continent as a whole.

According to Mr Madisca Haruna, Managing Director of LINKSMAN International LTD, the project aims to achieve Goal 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030, which aims to improve global cooperation and make access to sustainable energy research and technology more accessible.