Concerned with the growth of the automotive industry in Nigeria and globally the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) is set to hold its 2022 annual Training/Capacity Building programme.
The training scheduled to take place on Friday, July 29, 2022 at the Golden Tulip Hotel Essential, located on International Airport Road, Lagos is themed “Accelerating Automobile Industry Recovery Strategy in Post COVID-19 Era.”
The training committee said the annual event is part of the motoring journalists contributions towards the growth of Nigeria’s automotive industry.
Well grounded facilitators expected to take charge during the training programmes are Professor Charles Asenime of the Transport department, Lagos State University, and Engineer Yusuf Aweda Jimoh, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, Network and Software Engineer.
While Asenime will speak on ‘Steps For quick auto industry recovery, post COVID-19,’ Jimoh will take the participants on ‘Managing Reports Under Remote and Hybrid Workplaces.’
Chairperson of the training committee, Julie Chi-Nwaoha, said the one-day training programme is expected to enrich and expand the knowledge of the motoring journalists, in not only the topics slated but in general automotive industry trends.
She added that, this edition is going to be very unique as it is coming at a time most stakeholders are recovering rapidly from the effects of COVID-19 which put the industry on its toes in the past few years.
On his part, chairman, NAJA re-electied last February for the second term noted that the automotive industry remains one of the critical sectors in the country and that is why NAJA is pushing to offer the best in terms of information dissemination.
The annual success story of the training programme started many years when Ford Motors South Africa (FMCSA) in collaboration with Coscharis Motors; its local franchisee were the lead sponsors of the first and second editions held in 2016 and 2017, while Stallion Motors Nigeria Limited in collaboration with Nissan Motors South Africa were the lead sponsors of the 2018 edition.
The NAJA training workshop is an annual training programme, organised to freshen the minds of practicing automotive journalists in the country as well as broaden their skills in their reportage.
Members of the association cut across reputable print, electronic and online media outfits across the country.