The Transition and Green Mobility Bill 2025

The bill addresses Nigeria’s twin challenges of environmental degradation and energy dependency, particularly targeting the transport sector, which contributes about 20 to 30% of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. It aims to promote the gradual adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles, establish a national electric vehicle development and promotion council to coordinate policy implementation across all government tiers, and encourage manufacturers to assemble electric vehicles and components through incentives and public-private partnerships 00:52:19
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The bill also plans to develop nationwide charging infrastructure and phase in electrification of public transportation, starting with federal, state, and local government fleets before extending to commercial transport operators. This transition is expected to drive economic transformation, energy independence, and environmental sustainability.

Recognizing Nigeria’s rich mineral resources such as lithium and nickel, the bill envisions local manufacturing of electric vehicles and batteries, which could create thousands of jobs for Nigerian youth in manufacturing, renewable energy, ICT integration, and technical education. This positions Nigeria to benefit from the global electric vehicle industry projected to exceed $1.5 trillion by 2030