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- Plans to produce and sell over 500,000 smart devices within the next calendar year
- BOI delighted about Imose Technologies’ Laptops, smart devices, says company embodies the Nigerian Dream
Imose Technologies, an indigenous original equipment manufacturer in Nigeria, is set to push its Imose Zedon X-Pro laptops, mobile phones and tablets into the mass market, Techeconomy can authoritatively report.
The company is also on track to produce and sell over 500,000 devices within the next calendar year, with the first set of laptops to be launched around November this year, Techeconomy gathered, exclusively.
Meanwhile, Dr. Olasupo Olusi, the newly appointed managing director/ chief executive officer of the Bank of Industry (BOI), was at Imose Technologies’ assembly factory in Lekki, Lagos on Tuesday 3 September.
He expressed delight about the locally produced Imose Zedon X-Pro laptops, mobile phones and tablets during a tour of plant.
In line with its six thematic areas for economic growth and development impact namely, SMEs, youth and skills, digital economy, infrastructure, climate and gender, the BOI provided a N2 billion loan facility to Imose Technologies in 2023 to expand its operation.
The visit was therefore aimed at reviewing the organisation’s progress since receiving the facility.
During his presentation, Mr Osayi Izedonmwen, chairman and founder, Imose Technologies, appreciated the BOI for its support and stated that the facility from BOI had fuelled the company’s growth.
“Our staff strength has grown from less than 100 to over 200, 48% of which are women, and that is in line with the BOI thematic areas. We are also focused on providing products that support education. Today, Imose Technologies is the largest local manufacturer of educational tablets and laptops which compete favourably with international brands.
“In addition, we have built a wide distribution network and several service centres across the country to stay close to our customers and provide warranty support and after-sales service; that is why we are on track to produce and sell over 500,000 devices within the next calendar year,” Izedonmwen said.
In his response, Dr Olusi said the devices are a fantastic example of “made in Nigeria, used in Nigeria products.” Furthermore, he described Imose Technologies as a great Nigerian story which the BOI is very proud to be associated with.
“Imose Technologies embodies the Nigerian dream. I am fascinated by your story of success, resilience and focus on impact.
“Your focus on female employment, digital technology and transformation, a wide distribution network that shows strong support for MSMEs, and youth development through education check four of the six thematic areas of the BOI. This shows that we are in alignment.
“The BOI is committed to standing side-by-side with Imose Technologies to ensure that the company’s value chain is further developed.
“We believe that it is by developing the value chain that we can also contribute to your growth and job creation in this country,” Olusi said.
He encouraged Imose Technologies to think globally starting with the African region while highlighting the opportunities within the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA.
Imose Technologies commenced operation a decade ago with its flagship IM-10 Desktop GSM Phone. After two years, it expanded its product line to include the Omotab, an educational tablet for children which has now become a market leader in the educational tablet space.
The company’s products have further expanded and now include;
- Swag 1s Pro,
- Waka 1s Pro,
- Sabi+,
- Padi II,
- MyGee and
- MyGee+,
- feature phones,
- Bam III and
- Sempe smartphones,
- Omotab 2 and
- Omotab educational tablets,
- Opor and X3 tablets,
- M022 MiFi, R0516 Router,
- IM-10i and IM-10D Pro desktop phones.
In 2023, the indigenous technology company opened its first assembly factory at the Benin Technical College in Edo State.
With the BOI’s intervention, the second factory was opened in Lagos at the beginning of 2024.
Both assembly factories can produce up to 1 million smart devices and laptops annually.
Imose Technologies is also certified by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) licensed to design, develop, manufacture, assemble, and sell smart devices and laptops in Nigeria.
