University Of Nigeria Unveils First Five-seater Electric Car, Christened It 'Lion Ozumba 551'
Improving on the automobile industry in the country would help create more employment and reduce huge amount of money used in importing cars into the country. excitement galore at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) yesterday as the institution’s Engineering Faculty successfully unveiled its first five-seater electric car. Christened Lion Ozumba 551, the car, made with 80 percent locally-sourced materials, could undertake a 30-kilometer distance when fully charged. Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Charles Igwe, said the car was part of the drive to accord innovation and technology the highest attention to reposition the institution for greater heights. He commended the immediate past Vice Chancellor, Professor Benjamin Ozumba, who he said laid the foundation for innovation and technology upon which the car dream was realised. “I feel happy that I inherited a strong institution from Ozumba and I promise to consolidate on his achievements,” he said. Director-...