The products displayed by the EVC/CEO included NASENI 300 Watts LED Solar Street Lamp; NASENI Laptop, NASENI Lithium battery, NASENI solar irrigation pumps, and a NASENI Smartphone.

Since the media briefing, the Agency has received a lot of interest from interested dealers and the general public, on the availability of these products.

“The Agency would like to inform the general public that all enquiries about bulk orders for the NASENI laptop, and the NASENI solar irrigation pump; and pre-orders for all the other products, should be emailed to: sales@naseni.gov.ng”, the Agency said.

Since assuming office as EVC/CEO of NASENI, Halilu has stressed the agency’s commitment to collaborating with private sector partners to bring high-quality household and industrial products to the market, drawing on NASENI’s technical expertise, and unparalleled ability to assist private sector players to unlock new markets across the country and abroad.

According to Halilu, “Our new model at NASENI is to do everything to conserve resources, avoid duplication of effort, and shorten go-to-market time. What this means is that whenever we find serious partners who are already operating in our areas of interest, we will work with and support them to improve their products and take these products to the market.

“As a government agency, we are not out to compete with the private sector. Instead, we are here as partners and enablers, helping with everything from design, to testing, to helping scale up production capacity, and seeking out new markets.”

Over time, the NASENI vision is that its domestic product manufacturing initiatives will transition from “Semi-Knocked Down” (SKD) assembly, to “Completely Knocked Down” (CKD) assembly. In addition, there will be a concerted effort to increase the input of locally-sourced materials in all product components. NASENI will also work to ensure the full transfer of all required Intellectual Property (IP) and technology elements and licensing.

“NASENI pledges to continue to keep the public updated on the progress of this transformational industrial journey, which is a direct manifestation of the agency’s 3 core operating principles of Collaboration, Creation and Commercialization”.

“As the only purpose-built agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria with a technology transfer mandate, NASENI will always focus on progressively scaling-up local-content sourcing, and strengthening domestic technical and production capacity,” says Halilu.

The products which were presented to the media at the Agency’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday May 9, 2024 included NASENI Laptop, NASENI Android smartphone, NASENI Lithium battery and NASENI 300watts LED Solar Street Lamp.

Mr. Halilu who briefed the media on the Agency’s activities, achievements in line with NASENI Strategic Launchpad, disclosed that some of the products are already in the market and others have been pre-booked for the rest of the year.

He also recalled that the Agency had, earlier in the year, unveiled its Solar Irrigation System, Electric Keke, electric Motorcycle and Solar-powered Cargo Tricycle during the oversight visit by the Senate Committee on NASENI.

He 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 Commercialization 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.

According to Halilu, the agency has embarked on its 3Cs principles of Creation, Collaboration and Commercialization with both public and private sectors 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 on existing technology to come up with products that are not only competitive but also market driven. This is to ensure sustainability of the products. We tell the investors to work with us and support industrialization efforts of the country. The key thing we do differently is to take our R&D results (products) to the market.”, he explained.

Some of the achievements and ongoing activities of the Agency highlighted at the briefing included the development of NASENI Proposal Evaluation Portal, NASENI Growth Hacker, NASENI ERP, NASENI eProcurement, NASENI StemBox, NASENI Innovation Hub, PICTT e.g.: Delta2 and DeltHer, amongst others.