The federal government has approved 11 million euros for the establishment of auto-testing centres in Lagos, Enugu and Zaria in line with the National Automotive Industry Development Plan.
Briefing journalists after the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting which was chaired by President Jonathan, the supervising minister of information, Edem Duke, said the Council approved a memo by the minister of industry, trade and investment, Olusegun Aganga, for the award of contract by the National Automative Council (NAC) to procure equipment or the auto testing laboratories.
Aganga said the overall objective is to ensure vehicle safety and environmental protection as well as the quality of automative products in Nigeria. He added that the laboratories will specifically test cars assembled in Nigeria as well as parts produced in Nigeria. There is a financial provision of N3, 011,138,664.00 billion in the approved 2014 internally generated revenue (IGR) budget of the council, out of which N2,384,260,928.05 billion was earmarked for the auto-testing laboratories equipment and tools.
The contracts were awarded to five different companies
Messers AVL List GMBH
Supply, installation and training on Auto-Testing Laboratory Equipment for emission laboratory, Lagos was in favour of Messers AVL List GMBH, Austria for 4,801,939.79 euros.
Messers Mustang
Supply, installation and training on Auto-Testing Laboratory Equipment or auto component laboratory, Enugu, in favour of Messers Mustang.
Messers AVS Nigeria / Artec Testnology, Netherlands
Supply, installation and training on Auto-Testing Laboratory Equipment or Auto testing laboratory equipment, Zaria was in favour of Messers AVS Nigeria / Artec Testnology, Netherlands, for 1,202,783.40 million euros.
Messers AVS Nigeria/Artec Testnology Netherlands
Supply, installation and training on Auto Testing Laboratory Equipment for Metallic Component and Safety Glass Laboratory, Zaria was in favour 0f Messers AVS Nigeria/Artec Testnology Netherlands, for 764,036.91 euros.
Messers Mustang Advanced Engineering USA/Afram Nigeria limited
Supply, installation and training on Auto-Testing Laboratory Equipment for vehicle evaluation laboratory, Zaria, was in favour of Messers Mustang Advanced Engineering USA/Afram Nigeria limited in the sum of 898, 791.08 euros.
