The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) held a Focus Group Meeting, on Tuesday in Osogbo, to champion and accelerate Made-in-Nigeria products and homegrown technological innovations in Osun state.
At the focus meeting which forms part of a nationwide series of stakeholder consultations, the participants harped on promotion, encouragement and growth of Nigeria’s manufacturing products.
Speaking, the executive vice chairman NASENI, Mr Khalil Suleiman Halfiu who was represented by Engr Olusegun Odejobi, the deputy director, technical services at the Prototype Engineering Development Institute (PEDI) reiterated the agency’s strategic shift from research to the
commercialisation of locally developed technologies and products.
He emphasised the agency’s dedication to collaboration, emphasising that when seeking innovative solutions, Nigerians should ask NASENI first in all sectors including renewable energy, IT, or mechanised tools adding that NASENI ready to partner with others to bring ideas to life.
“We have developed tangible innovations – solar-powered irrigation pumps in Bauchi, laptops, water dispensers, electric tricycles, and more – all designed to scale and deliver lasting impact on our economy,” he stated.
Odejobi also stressed the importance of partnerships across sectors to sustain progress. “No single entity can do it alone. The solutions to our challenges lie within. Let us embrace this national assignment not just as a slogan, but as a duty. Let us build a future where the world not
only knows what we produce, but also buys from us,” he concluded.
The panelists addressed barriers hindering local manufacturing, including low consumer trust in Made-in-Nigeria goods, poor quality standards, and limited access to production financing.
They also shared strategies to scale production and enhance patronage of locally manufactured products.
Meanwhile, the programme had in attendance, Dr Sam Olawoye of MAN, Engr. Oyeropo Abdurasak of SON Mr. Sunday Babalola, Nigerian Machine Tools, Mr Lateef Adeoye and Engr Olusegun Odejobi of PEDI as panelists.
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