By Moses Akaigwe
Preparations are in top gear for this year’s annual Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) Auto & Allied Sub-Sectoral Group symposium scheduled to hold on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
Discussions at the forum will be held under the theme: “Impact of Non-Passage of the NAIDP Policy into Law on the Automobile Industry,” while the sub theme will be: “Local Component, Prospects, Opportunities And Drawbacks.”
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A statement by the organisers indicate that key government officials, industry and allied stakeholders, other dignitaries, and speakers, have been invited to the event.
Among those invited are the Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin; the Comptroller-General Nigeria Customs Service ( NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi; Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Chukwunonso Okeke; and Chairman, Association of Local Content Manufacturers Association Of Nigeria (ALCMAN), Chief Anselm llekuba.
Details of the preparations were unveiled by Dr Femi Eguakhide, Deputy Managing Director of R.T. Briscoe Plc and Chairman, Auto & Allied Sub-sectoral Group of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Dr. Eguakhide said that both the invited government officials and other industry players are important in the discourse on local production, regulation, policy enforcement and import-related issues affecting the automotive sector and local industry players.
The Sub-Sectoral Chairman further re-affirmed the group’s commitment to delivering a robust and impactful symposium that addresses the real issues within the Nigerian automotive ecosystem.
Giving more insight into this year’s event, Austin Akpovili, Chairman of the Organising Committee, said that the event is generating excitement being a platform that would, once again, bring stakeholders together to deliberate on burning industry issues.
Corporate sponsors of the symposium are Toyota Nigeria Ltd, CFAO Nigeria, Bras Motors, CIG Motors, Mikano Motors Ltd, Coscharis Motors Plc, Honda Automobile Western African (HAWA), Mandilas Motors, and R.T. Briscoe Nigeria Plc.
A good number of seasoned experts have also been invited as panelists and participants.
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