The Federal Government will roll out 10,000 electric tricycles into the Nigerian market in August 2026 as part of its strategy to improve public transportation and modernise the country’s logistics system.
The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the Transporters for Tinubu/Shettima 2027 group, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications to the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha.
Shettima said the tricycles would be distributed by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for use across the North-East region and beyond, adding that President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the initiative to other parts of the country through the various regional development commissions.
According to the Vice President, the Tinubu administration is focused on transforming Nigeria’s transport system into an integrated logistics network that links ports, railways, CNG-powered trucks, inland waterways, airports and local feeder roads to drive commerce, agriculture, industry and national integration.
He explained that the administration’s transport reform agenda is anchored on the nationwide rollout of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), major port upgrades and the strengthening of the country’s logistics chain, to improve working conditions for transport workers across the road, rail, maritime, aviation and pipeline sectors.
“Our vision is an unbroken logistics chain, where a container moves from a deep-sea port to a rail wagon, then to a CNG-powered truck, then to a trader in Ariaria Market or Maiduguri, without delay or policy failure,” he said.
