BEHOLD: First Motorcycle Produced In Nigeria

BEHOLD: First Motorcycle Produced In Nigeria


The Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of NASENI, Engr. Dr. Mohammed Sani Haruna, riding on the made-in-Nigeria motorcycle


Only recently President Goodluck Jonathan inaugurated the National Space Council and entrusted it to make Nigeria produce motor vehicles, boats and aircrafts in short notice. This Tuesday, the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) presented the first exclusively Nigerian motorcycle, NASENI M1, in Nnewi, Anambra State.

The 80C engine motorcycle was designed and manufactured by the National Engineering Design and Development Institute (Nnewi), a subsidiary of NASENI.
Speaking at the launching in Anambra State, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the agency, Dr.Mohammed Haruna, said the made-in-Nigeria motorcycle was proof of the potential capability of the agency to provide necessary engineering and technology infrastructure for Nigeria's industrial development.

The EVC explained, "The Federal Government, which the Agency is part of, has promised Nigerians a better socio-economic deal by year 2020 even as Mr.President has also committed the government to elevate the economic status of Nigeria to be among the 20 fastest growing economies in the world by 2020."
Dr.Mohammed Haruna remarked, "Nigerians must demonstrate real capacities for engineering technology development and production of manufactured goods and a service, saying that is why NASENI had taken this bold step to demonstrate to Nigerians that Mr.President’s dream is both realizable and is even being realized."

He called on the federal government to ban the importation of motorcycles: "NASENI is angry that all these things are continuously being imported when we have the capacity to produce them locally. We are urging government to ban the importation of these items and we assure government that with the needed financial support, NASENI can do even better than what is being imported.

"The motorcycles produced here have local components. The plastics and iron used were produced by other institutes of NASENI. The ductile iron that is used was produced by our institute in Akure. The plastic components of it are also partially produced by our institute in Okene and also by a private company here in Nnewi. The electrical aspect of it was produced by Cutix Nigeria PLC in Nnewi."

"About 20 million Nigerians today rely on motorcycles as a means of transport and many unemployed youths and men support their families or earn a living from running motorcycle as a commercial venture. Imagine the large number of jobs that will be created if only Nigeria could close her borders against the importation of motorcycles and allow entrepreneurs to invest in the manufacturing of the parts including production of the motorcycle locally.
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  1. What a shame, at a time when most states are trying to get rid of motorcycle, we are launching ours.

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    1. Thank u my broda. They call it technology transfer. They West transfers only what is obsolate. Ajeokuta will start production of flat sheets in 2020 when technology has perfected plastics dat are harder dan steel. God will help us.

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  2. U people did not think bf u post.....why are they eradicating it? If they eradicate it na plane them go come they use carry people abi....useless people who doesnt have foresite is bike the problm?just tell me the reason of eradicating it na all this useless ACN state who no see what do again they do all this useless laws...tell why armed rubbers no go plenty

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  3. It is when u wake up will be ur morin bcs I don't know that this country will produce something like This am grateful .

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  4. Good work frm Nnewi. Bike is ban in d State Capitals not rural place so mind what u post. Govt shld ban d importation of bike n encourage dis our local produce. Good work.

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  5. We have not been told precisely how this is a made in Nigeria bike, the major component of any transport machine is the engine. Is this bike's engine made in Nigeria? It is only when we can start manufacturing this major component of any transport machine, be it motorbike, cars, bulldozer, locomotive etc., that we can be boastful of having produced something of sort locally.

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  6. This is a clear indication that Europe is Two thousands Light year a head of Nigeria . Europian are lauching space motorcycls we are Lauching a teretial motor Bike

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  7. This is a clear indication that Europe is Two thousands Light year a head of Nigeria . Europian are lauching space motorcycls we are Lauching a teretial motor Bike

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  8. A thousand miles begin with a step. So grateful we have kicked-off somewhere and great archivement. More grease 2 ur elbow.

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  9. It looks like 1960 HONDA 50cc This is a BIG SHAME.

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  10. Nigerians how can we develop the country if we keep on condemning people`s effort? Let us learn to encourage each other for by so doing we shall one day get the highest level .

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