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China's BYD opens EV plant in Thailand despite slowdown, tariff row

BYD is China’s dominant electric vehicle maker but is looking to expand overseas. Photo: GREG BAKER / AFPSource: AFP China’s electric vehicle giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, continuing its international expansion despite a market slowdown and hours before the European Union was due to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV…

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NNPC inaugurates 12 CNG stations in Abuja, Lagos | TheCable

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has inaugurated 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations in Lagos and Abuja. The newly-built CNG stations were simultaneously inaugurated on Thursday by Ekperikpe Ekpo, minister of state for petroleum resources (gas). According to the national oil firm, the facilities include six CNG stations in Abuja, constructed through…

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EU slaps Chinese electric cars with 38% tariffs

The European Union on Thursday slapped extra provisional duties of up to 38 percent on Chinese electric car imports because of “unfair” state subsidies, despite Beijing’s warnings the move would unleash a trade war. A European Commission probe launched last year concluded that state subsidies for Chinese EV manufacturers were unfairly undercutting European rivals…

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  • July 4, 2024
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Nigeria’s CNG Journey Has Commenced, Irreversible-Kyari

The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited Mallam Mele Kyari has declared that the drive to bring Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) closer to Nigerians has since commenced and is irreversible. Kyari, disclosed this on Thursday during the simultaneous commissioning of 12 CNG stations in Abuja and Lagos, adding that, in addition to the…

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NNPC, NIPCO commission 12 CNG stations in FCT, Lagos

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and NIPCO Gas Limited, have commissioned twelve Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in the country. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, commissioned the stations in Abuja and Lagos State on Thursday. The stations commissioned in Abuja are located at Airport Road, Kubwa,…

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Presidential CNG Initiative: NNPC, NIPCO commission 12 CNG stations to drive autogas scheme in FCT, Lagos – Businessday NG

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has partnered NIPCO to commission a total of 6 retail stations to dispense Compressed Natural Gas (CGN) in the Federal Capital Territory. The stations are located at Airport Road, Kubwa, Gaduwa, Olusegun Obasanjo way, zone 1, Dei-Dei, Duste- Bwari Road and Gwagwalada. In Lagos, the stations are located…

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National Assembly to receive 'N6.6trn' supplementary budget next week – Businessday NG

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the two chambers of the National Assembly are set to receive 2024 Supplementary Appropriation Bill from the presidency next week. This bill will encompass the costs for the presidential jet and the proposed minimum wage. Yemi Adaramodu, chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Affairs, who confirmed this to BusinessDay,…

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