As petrol prices soar, electric bikes gain ground in Nigeria
- Gombe, Nigeria – On a weekday morning in Pantami District, Gombe, the streets fill with the familiar rush of motorcycles carrying students, workers and traders across the city.
- But increasingly, some pass almost silently – a subtle sign of a transport shift driven not by climate policy, but by Nigeria’s soaring fuel prices.
- One pedestrian did not realise a motorcycle was behind him until the rider sounded its horn.
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- Gombe, Nigeria – On a weekday morning in Pantami District, Gombe, the streets fill with the familiar rush of motorcycles carrying students, workers and traders across the city.
- But increasingly, some pass almost silently – a subtle sign of a transport shift driven not by climate policy, but by Nigeria’s soaring fuel prices.
- One pedestrian did not realise a motorcycle was behind him until the rider sounded its horn.
Sources: Al Jazeera