{
  "id": 17071980,
  "title": "Nigeria First policy under fire as EV makers accuse MDAs of favouring foreign vehicles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/nigeria-first-policy-under-fire-as-ev-makers-accuse-mdas-of-favouring",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:19:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/29/nigeria-first-policy-under-fire-as-ev-makers-accuse-mdas-of-favouring-foreign-vehicles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and marketers in Nigeria have accused government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of applying double standards in implementing the Federal Government’s Nigeria First policy, alleging that public institutions continue to patronise foreign-made vehicles despite the directive to prioritise locally produced alternatives. The post Nigeria First policy…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}