The global automotive industry is rapidly shifting toward electric vehicles (EVs) as countries seek to reduce carbon emissions and meet the Paris Agreement’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
Developed economies are leading this transition, while developing countries, including Nigeria, face economic and infrastructural constraints that have slowed adoption.
Nigeria has committed to decarbonising road transportation through EV adoption.
According to the country’s Energy Transition Plan, launched in 2022, it aims for a 100% transition to electric vehicles by 2060, with Lagos State targeting 2050.
The federal government also instituted a National Action Plan for the Development of Electric Vehicles (EVDP), aiming for at least 30% of vehicles produced locally to be electric by 2032, alongside efforts to reduce reliance on imported vehicles.
Despite these policy measures, EV adoption in Nigeria is constrained by limited charging infrastructure, inconsistent electricity supply, and comparatively low economic capacity.
However, private companies have entered the market, assembling and selling EVs domestically while also producing other vehicle types such as saloon cars, SUVs, trucks, buses, and intracity three- and four-wheelers. These initiatives indicate gradual growth in Nigeria’s electric mobility sector.
This article spotlights the companies assembling electric vehicles in Nigeria and the founders and owners driving their growth.
Tolu Williams, founder of Siltech, is a Nigerian entrepreneur shaping the country’s electric mobility space. A lawyer by training, Williams earned his law degree from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom before completing his legal education at law school. He later broadened his business expertise with a programme in Creative Business Enterprise at the Lagos Business School.
His early education took place at Atlantic Hall School, Corona Schools, and The Grange School in Nigeria. He also obtained the Irish Leaving Certificate from St. Columba’s College in Dublin, Ireland before advancing to university.
Williams has built over a decade of experience in electric mobility across Africa. He worked with MAX, serving as Head of E-Mobility in Nigeria and later as Electric Vehicle Lead in Ghana, before directing his efforts toward expanding Siltech.
Siltech operates as an electric mobility ecosystem company in Nigeria, assembling batteries and electric vehicles, while also providing consultancy and after-sales services. Its product range covers two- and three-wheel electric vehicles and quads, with models such as the E Skyline X, the E Hyder, and electric wheelchairs.
We Nigerians are happy, Seriously this is a welcome development, our youth will be rapidly employed into this industries, may God see us through amen!