NASENI unveils locally manufactured devices

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has unveiled four new products as part of its promise to encourage local manufacturing, reduce the country’s import bills and create job opportunities for Nigerians.

The products, which were presented to the media at the Agency’s headquarters in Abuja, include NASENI Laptop, smartphone, Lithium battery and a 300-watt LED solar street lamp.

The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), Khalil Suleiman Halilu, who briefed the media on the Agency’s activities in Abuja, disclosed that some of the products are already in the market and others have been pre-booked for the rest of the year.

He recalled that the Agency had, earlier in the year, unveiled its solar irrigation system, electric tricycles, electric motorcycle and solar-powered cargo tricycle during the oversight visit by the Senate Committee on NASENI.

Halilu said many people wanted to see a Nigeria national brand and products in the market and NASENI is making efforts to ensure that its branded products are in the market.

The EVC/CEO stated that NASENI is the only purpose-built Agency of the Federal Government aimed at domesticating technology both capital and consumer goods. He said the new management under him has adopted a fast-track approach and is fully interested in technology transfer and commercialisation of its research and development (R&D) products, adding that all these efforts are aimed at creating jobs, wealth and reducing import bills for the nation.

He revealed that the agency has embarked on its 3Cs principles of Creation, Collaboration and Commercialisation with both public and private sector strategic partners to ensure that the agency does not only embark on research but to take the products to end users.

“We have identified our partners and also leveraged existing technology to come up with products that are not only competitive but also market-driven. This is to ensure the sustainability of the products. We tell the investors to work with us and support industrialisation efforts of the country. The key thing we do differently is to take our R&D results (products) to the market,” he explained.