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Why Do Police Touch the Back of Your Car? Have you ever been stopped at a checkpoint, maybe on the Abuja-Keffi road or along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, and noticed a police officer tap or touch the back of your car as he walked towards your window? If you’ve always wondered …

Nigeria’s new vehicle recycling fee 2026 is coming, and every car buyer needs to know what it means for their wallet. Starting this year, Nigerians purchasing or registering vehicles will pay a new mandatory recycling levy as part of the Federal Government’s End-of-Life Vehicle programme. But is this another tax …

Road Insecurity Hotspots Every Nigerian Traveller Should Know About: If you travel by road in Nigeria, this matters. Road insecurity hotspots in Nigeria keep escalating by the day, and many drivers only learn the hard way. Armed robbery, kidnapping, illegal checkpoints, and ambush attacks now affect major highways across the …

One Chance Epidemic in Nigeria: How to Stay Safe – A Lagos commuter boards what looks like a normal bus at dawn. Ten minutes later, phones are gone, bank alerts start dropping, and fear takes over. Stories like this aren’t rare. In 2024, security reports and media tracking showed a …

Owning a car in Nigeria costs money. Fuel, repairs, and mechanic fees can potentially drain your wallet in this hard economy. However, the good part of this is that you could turn your car from a liability to an asset by making your car earn money for you efficiently, and …

Let’s be honest. The transport business in Nigeria makes money because demand never stops. Over 70% of Nigerians don’t own a car. Every day, millions depend on buses, taxis, bikes, and kekes to move around. But before you think it’s easy money, pause for a moment. Running a transport business …

God forbid fuel scarcity starts again, and you just bought “5 litres” of fuel from a roadside hawker, but your car is still coughing like a generator with bad spark plugs. Bros, you might have been scammed! Welcome to the world of the infamous “5-litre” jerrycan scam—where what you see …

The Classic Nigerian Police Stop Picture this: You’re cruising down the road, vibing to your favorite Burna Boy jam, when suddenly—“Oga, pull over!” Your heart skips a beat. Is it your expired license? The missing fire extinguisher? Or just “Oga Police’s” daily hustle? Whatever it is, how you handle this …

Bros, have you ever noticed how your friend who drives manual suddenly becomes Lewis Hamilton once he touches gear stick? Meanwhile, automatic drivers just dey cruise like “Oga calm down.” So, wetin dey happen? Does manual transmission turn you into Lagos Racer, or is it just Nigerian road madness? Let’s …

When keyless vehicles initially came out in Nigeria, many people believed that only the “big boys”—the people who drive fancy cars and press a button to start the engine—were allowed to drive them. On Nigerian highways, keyless ignition is becoming more common as more models embrace the technology. The hidden …