Tag: Cars
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Court orders Lagos to auction 108 forfeited, abandoned vehicles
…Auctioning fixed for December 3rd, 4th The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has obtained a court order authorising it to auction 108 court forfeited/abandoned vehicles to interested members of the public. Chairman of the agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that the vehicles to be auctioned by the government include 86 court…
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Amazing! Zlatan acquires exotic cars, shows off new house
Zanku crooner, Zlatan is undoubtedly one of the most sought after Nigerian rappers at the moment. The entertainer who has headlined several shows in recent times recently took to his Instagram page to show off his newly acquired cars. The ‘Leg work’ singer took to his Instagram page on Tuesday, March 12, 2019,…
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Why I buy cars for people but don’t own one – Mr. Eazi
Hip hop sensation, Tosin Ajibade (popularly called Mr. Eazi) has explained why he is comfortable buying cars for people even when he doesn’t have one to himself. Mr. Eazi in a recent interview with The Punch said he preferred using Uber. He further said, “If your self-esteem is based on how much you have in…
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Juliet Ibrahim laments over colleagues acquisition of cars
In 2018, a myriad of Nigerian celebrities like Mercy Aigbe, Timaya, Linda Ikeji and others acquired new cars. Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim who is mostly in Nigerian has wondered why her colleagues keep acquiring these exotic cars, questioning the source of their wealth. She wrote on her Snapchat page: ”Are we in the same…
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70 per cent of vehicles on Benue roads not registered – BIRS
More than 70 per cent of vehicles on Benue roads are not registered, according to Mr Terzungwe Atser, Acting Executive Chairman, Benue Board of Internal Revenue Services (BIRS). Atser, who spoke on Wednesday in Makurdi, when he led BIRS and Vehicle Inspection Officials (VIO) on an enforcement exercise, also said that majority of vehicle owners…
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Queen Elizabeth’s used cars up for grabs
Vintage Rolls Royce cars used by Queen Elizabeth and members of the British royal family over the past seven decades are to be auctioned next month, at prices expected to reach up to 2.6 million U.S. dollars. Top of the list at the sale by auctioneers Bonhams on Sept. 8 is a 1953 Rolls-Royce Phantom…
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Volkswagen awaits automotive law to produce 2m cars in Nigeria — MD
Mr Thomas Schaefer, the Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen, says the company is ready to produce two million made-in-Nigeria cars as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari gives assent to the automotive industry bill into law. Schaefer made the statement in Abuja during an interview with newsmen as he led a delegation to discuss developing…
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FG presents alleged stolen prohibited arms, posh cars recovered from Dasuki
The Federal Government on Tuesday revealed to the Federal High Court in Abuja, 11 posh cars and some prohibited arms allegedly recovered from the Abuja residence of the detained former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, during a search operation by the Department of State Service in July 2015. The items were revealed through the Federal…
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Buhari still uses Jonathan’s old cars
President Muhammadu Buhari arrived home on Thursday night from his trip to the United States. Among the photographs capturing the tempered homecoming reception, were several showing the car that took the president home in Aso Villa. A closer look shows that the black Mercedes Benz Maybach is old, the colour is devoid of any sheen…
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Cars top world’s most traded goods with N486 trillion of trade [LIST]
Cars are the top goods traded worldwide with $1.35 trillion (roughly N486 trillion) being traded each year between countries. A World Economic Forum (WEF) report revealed this, with auto parts not far behind at number four spot with $685 billion (N246 trillion) of trade. Here are the good categories, along with the total dollar value…