The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, on Thursday gave assurance that the agency’s branded commercial products that have been unveiled are market ready and already certified by Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
Penpushing reports that Halilu gave the assurance to the House of Representatives Committee on National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), when the committee paid an oversight visit to the agency’s Headquarters in Abuja.
The visit was to inspect its products and projects towards robust research in technological advancement in Defense/Security Sector, Agricultural Sector, Infrastructural Sector and others, while amongst the recently unveiled products included laptop, Android Smartphone, Lithium Battery, LED Solar Street Light, Solar Irrigation System, Electric Bicycle, Electric Keke (passenger and Cargo types).
Penpushing further reports that Director Information of the agency Olusegun Ayeoyenikan in a statement said the Executive Vice Chairman used the visit to showcase two newly branded National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), electric vehicles to the lawmakers.
The Executive Chairman explained that the agency has been at the forefront of driving Nigeria’s technological advancement and industrialization, adding that over the past few months the establishment has implemented several key initiatives aimed at transforming its operations from primarily research-based activities to commercialization of the products and services
“Over the past few months, we have implemented several key initiatives aimed at transforming our operations from primarily research-based activities to commercialization of our products and services. This transformation is essential for us to contribute more effectively to the national economy and to achieve sustainable development goals”
Penpushing also reports that the statement added that that 85 per cent of National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) projects are on counterpart funding, as a way not to invest alone.
“We don’t want to invest alone in what we do and that is why we work with our 3C’s principle of Collaboration, Creation and Commercialization, thereby engaging the services of private sector by partnering with them to ensure that we deliver on our mandate’, the statement reads.
Penpushing reports that he stated that about 35 products of the agency under his watch are market ready calling on the federal lawmakers to be the first ambassadors through patronage, disclosing plan to establish show-rooms across the country.
“We are ready for Nigerian market and we want the honourable members to be our first ambassadors through patronage and others. Also, we are establishing show-rooms in all the 36-states of the federation for the marketing of our products. Every activity we do, we have commercial plan. We don’t want our products to end up in shelves, but to get to the end users”, he stated.
Penpushing further reports that Halilu highlighting the achievements of the agency so far listed some of them to include: Innovation and Research Development, Product Commercialization, Renewable Energy Projects and Capacity Building.
The agency boss, however, called on the lawmakers to keep supporting National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to deliver both capital and consumer goods to the nation, including creating jobs for the teeming Nigerian youths.
Penpushing also reports that the Chairman, House Committee on National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Hon. Otunba Abimbola Ajilesoro, in his speech said the essence of the oversight visit was to have an opportunity to interact with the agency towards robust research in technological advancement in Defense/Security Sector, Agricultural Sector, Infrastructural Sector and other areas of human endeavours.
The committee chairman explained that it will in turn save and bring in much needed foreign exchange that will impact positively on the economy, pointing out that the committee has been following the activities of the agency.
“We have been hearing NASENI branded products, NASENI Laptops, NASENI Android Smartphone, NASENI Lithium Battery, NASENI LED Solar Street Light, etc. The committee deemed it necessary to see for ourselves, these products and other technologies that will enhance Nigeria’s economy”, he said
Penpushing reports that Ajilesoro speaking on the mandates of Agency Development Institutes, he assured the organisation of the committee’s readiness to support it in the areas of Appropriation and Legislative framework that will strengthen the Establishment Act to enable the Agency deliver effectively.
‘However, while the committee will continually give all necessary support periodically, it will demand for accountability and value for money in the implementation of its lofty programmes embedded in the mission and vision of the Agency’, he emphasised.
‘This would enable us expand, deepen and create an enduring part for a sustainable technological advancement, thereby enabling the nation to become an Industrial hub amongst the comity of Nations”, the chairman added.
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