Senate Passes Second Reading of Nigeria’s Electric Vehicle Transition Bill

Senate Passes Second Reading of Nigeria’s Electric Vehicle Transition Bill

The Senate has passed for second reading a bill that would create a national framework for Nigeria’s transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and broader green mobility. Titled the Electric Vehicles Transition and Green Mobility Bill, 2025, the proposal seeks to streamline policy, spur private investment, and guide a gradual move away from petrol and diesel engines toward cleaner, energy-efficient transport.  The bill was sponsored by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (APC, Abia North), who chairs the Sena...
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Senate Lawmakers Want FHWA to Speed Electric Vehicle Charger Program

Senate Lawmakers Want FHWA to Speed Electric Vehicle Charger Program

ARTBA figures show the infrastructure act has had a huge impact. Graphic by ENR Art Dept. In a wide-ranging Senate oversight hearing that focused mostly on the Federal Highway Administration’s implementation of the highway and bridge portion of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a senior lawmaker outlined the $1-trillion measure’s huge impact in dollars distributed, projects supported and jobs created.  But a couple of members of the Environment and Public Works Comm...
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