NASENI will be number 1 technology transfer agency in Nigeria- Halilu

Admin I Saturday, October 12, 2024

 

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu has said that his vision is to make NASENI the number one innovation and technology transfer Agency in the country.

Mr. Halilu who stated this yesterday as he marked one year in office, recounted his achievements in his first year in office as Chief Executive of the Agency, saying he made a promise in 2023 that he was going to take NASENI products from the shelves to the market. “One year after, it is a case of a promise made and kept”, he said.

“I made promises of increased activities and market ready technology profile for NASENI on my assumption of office. I made a promise of what we were going to do and the projects that we were going to embark on, and today the products are here for you all to see. This is just one year for me; and this is just another opportunity to say that we are going to do more. We are going to have a better NASENI, focusing on the socio-economic development of our nation, Nigeria and the fulfilment of the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Federal Government” he said.

While stating that he would do more to have a better NASENI, he said not less than 36 products from NASENI are already in the market. “We are not necessarily in the retail market for now, only in the corporate market. We want to have a showroom where people can walk in and buy in retail and we are in the process of setting that up soon”, he remarked.

The EVC of NASENI further noted that all the products of the Agency developed in the last one year are products of collaborations with strategic partners and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with local content inputs in them. “We collaborate, we do technology transfer, we domesticate and commercialize together,” he added. See NASENI products HERE

The Agency has in the past one year, since the assumption of office of Halilu as CEO, introduced about 36 market-ready products and are already in the market. The products include Solar Irrigation pumps, electric cars (EV), Android Smartphone, Solar Home System, Smart Prepaid Meters, Power Stove, Hatchbox, Pick-Up vehicle, Power Storage,  Car Battery, Laptop, CCTV, Solar Street Lamp, Solar Wall Light, Electric Tricycle, Mobile Science kit, among others.