IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP RESEARCH (JPSLR )

E-ISSN 2504-883X
P-ISSN 2695 2432
VOL. 11 NO. 3 2025
DOI: 10.56201/jpslr.vol.11.no3.2025.pg53.65

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The State and Industrial Development Policies: A Study of Local Content Policy in Nigeria’s Automotive Sector, 2014-2022

NWANGWU, Julius Obeta, Prof Chike OSEGBUE

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Abstract

This study investigated the effects of the local content policy on Nigeria’s automotive sector from 204 to 2022. Prospects for a flourishing Nigeria automotive sector remain high and unquestionable, with its estimation to be a vital driver of the national economy. However, there is a worry as to whether the primary production processes in the Nigerian automotive sector achieve the recommended local contents incorporation so as to expect truly made-in-Nigeria vehicles, in line with the local content policy of the government. In essence, the study had the following

keywords:

Local content policy, Local sourcing, Production capacity, Technology

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