- Safiu Kehinde
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has affirmed Nigeria’s commitment to exploring green transport solution.
He stated this on Thursday during a facility tour of the Scania headquarters in Södertälje, Sweden.
The visit was considered a strategic engagement to discuss Nigeria’s market potential and explore deeper collaboration opportunities.
“Nigeria will continue to explore viable and sustainable solutions towards solving its transportation challenges.
“It will also collaborate with relevant players in the private sector to work out alternatives for the challenge to achieve optimum result.” Sheittima said.
According to reports, Scania is a world leading provider of transport solutions.
It focused on Biofuel solutions for Nigeria’s transport sector which aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s push for cleaner and efficient transportation, with emphasis on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG).
On arrival at the company, Shettima was received by the Head of Sales Africa, Middle East and Central Asia, Mr Fredrik Wijkander.
They had discussions to innovative solutions to ease Nigeria’s transportation challenges through heavy-duty trucks and buses.
The company expertise is expected to play a crucial role in modernising Nigeria’s transport infrastructure.
Recall that the Vice-President, is on a two-day working visit to Sweden and had held a close-door meeting with its Prime Minister, Ulf Kristersson, on arrival.