Akwa Mass Transit

Akwa Mass Transit is the trading identity of Akwa Mass Transit Company, a Nigerian interstate passenger transport operator whose operations are run by Nsik Motors Limited. The company was incorporated in Nigeria with registration number 2087098 on 31 December 2008, according to its Wikidata record, and it is described there as an inter-state transportation services provider. In practice the brand is inseparable from Nsik Motors Limited, the transport and auto-assembling company founded by Mr. Nsikan Johnny and registered under Nigerian law on 27 March 2003. Nsik Motors began as a one-vehicle operation in Port Harcourt and grew into a large fleet operator; in 2004 it entered a partnership with the then-struggling Akwa Ibom Transport Company Limited, and in 2005 it won a competitive bid to lease that state transport company from the Akwa Ibom State Government. The Akwa Mass Transit name is the public-facing transport brand associated with that leased operation. The brand's core business is the movement of people and goods at scale across Nigeria. Nsik Motors states that its transport operations cover the six geopolitical zones of the country, and that it has acquired over 1,000 units of brand-new vehicles. Alongside interstate passenger services, the group runs Nsik Express Delivery (NED), its logistics arm, offering courier and haulage consignments for government establishments, corporate bodies and private individuals. It also sells Jinbei-brand vehicles and spare parts and leases cars, buses and trucks. The company's stated mission is to provide excellence in customized logistics services using highly competent professional staff and modern, safe and comfortable vehicles, and it frames its operating principle around Quality, Safety and Comfort (QSC). Ownership is private. Akwa Mass Transit Company is operated by Nsik Motors Limited, which is owned and led by Mr. Nsikan Effiong Johnny, the Chairman/Managing Director, with (Mrs) Rachael Nsikan Johnny as Director, Finance and Operations. The company's stated vision is to build the foremost land transport company in Nigeria and one of the best in the world. Its partners and counterparties include Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd, Elizade Nigeria Limited, the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Edo State Government. The brand therefore sits at the intersection of private enterprise and state transport concessions in Nigeria's passenger and logistics market.

The history of Akwa Mass Transit is bound up with Nsik Motors Limited, the company that operates it. Nsik Motors Limited was registered under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 27 March 2003. It was the brainchild of Mr. Nsikan Johnny, who began his working life as a motorbike operator (okada) and then acquired a fairly used Volkswagen bus, popularly known as a "Danfo", which he operated within Port Harcourt City on the Borikiri–Mile 3 route. He served as a conductor on the vehicle for about six months before taking over as its driver. The success of that first vehicle led to the acquisition of more vehicles and the formal growth of the business. In 2004, the Akwa Ibom Transport Company Limited, which was suffering dwindling fortunes and was near collapse, entered into a partnership with Nsik Motors Limited. According to the company's own account, Nsik Motors revived and regenerated the transport company's former glory and standards within a short time. In 2005, the then state government decided to lease the Akwa Ibom Transport Company to a private investor; Nsik Motors Limited bid among others and won the lease, and has maintained it since. The company states that the lessor, the Akwa Ibom State Government, has approved the continuity of the lease because of its excellent performance and high service delivery. This leased state transport operation is the context in which the Akwa Mass Transit brand operates. Akwa Mass Transit Company itself was incorporated in Nigeria with registration number 2087098 on 31 December 2008, according to its Wikidata record, which describes it as an inter-state transportation services provider. The brand therefore represents the formalised interstate passenger transport arm associated with the Nsik Motors group. Over the following years the group expanded its fleet substantially, acquiring over 1,000 units of brand-new vehicles, and diversified beyond passenger transport. It established Nsik Express Delivery (NED) as its logistics arm, handling courier and haulage consignments for government establishments, corporate bodies and private individuals. It also moved into the sale of Jinbei-brand vehicles and spare parts, and into the leasing of cars, buses and trucks. Its transport operations are described as covering the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The company's stated vision is to build the foremost land transport company in Nigeria and one of the best in the world, and its mission is to provide excellence in customized logistics services using a corps of highly competent professional staff and modern, safe and comfortable vehicles. It frames its operations around a Quality, Safety and Comfort (QSC) principle and core values of professionalism and excellent customer service, integrity and accountability, social responsibility, and loyalty and dedication. Its listed partners include Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd, Elizade Nigeria Limited, the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Edo State Government.

• 2008

  Akwa Mass Transit Company incorporated in Nigeria with registration number 2087098 on 31 December.

• 2005

  Nsik Motors Limited won the bid to lease Akwa Ibom Transport Company from the Akwa Ibom State Government.

• 2004

  Akwa Ibom Transport Company Limited, near collapse, entered into partnership with Nsik Motors Limited.

• 2003

  Nsik Motors Limited registered under the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on 27 March.

A large-scale Nigerian land transport operator combining interstate passenger services with logistics, vehicle sales and leasing, built on a Quality, Safety and Comfort (QSC) principle.

• Interstate passenger transport

  Passenger services across Nigeria's six geopolitical zones.

• Nsik Express Delivery (NED)

  Logistics arm handling courier and haulage consignments for government, corporate and private clients.

• Jinbei vehicle and spare parts sales

  Sales of Jinbei brand vehicles and spare parts.

• Vehicle leasing

  Leasing of cars, buses and trucks.

1. 1Welcome To Nsik Motors Limited - Nsik Motors Limitednsikmotors.com
2. 2Our Mission - Nsik Motors Limitednsikmotors.com
3. 3Company Profile - Nsik Motors Limitednsikmotors.com
4. 4About Nsik Motors - Nsik Motors Limitednsikmotors.com
5. 5Akwa Mass Transitwikidata.org