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1.2.2. 18+ SEE V!D£0 CLIP. MOTHER. MARRIED. HER .ONLY SON. BECAUSE. THERE’S. SCARCITY. OF TRUE. HUSBAND’S.Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, Mr. Khalil Halilu, has said that Nigeria cannot afford to abandon the multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta Steel Company, ASC, because the nation would not industrialise without a steel backbone. ...READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️
He spoke during a parley with media executives in Abuja on Wednesday, where he presented his One-Year of Fast-Tracking the Renewed Hope Vision for Nigerian Industrialization.
According to him, “We cannot industrialise, as a nation, without a steel backbone. That is why the Ajaokuta Steel Company is critical to our economy.”
Mr Halilu said that his organisation had developed a roadmap for Ajaokuta Steel Company’s revival.
He said that the roadmap followed a rapid assessment undertaken on the moribund plant, along with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, UNIDO, with a view to ascertaining its current state and had submitted the report to the president, along with necessary recommendations on the best approach to making it operational.
Mr Halilu said, “As the Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of NASENI, I stand at the crossroads of helping to implement President Tinubu’s bold but achievable vision of a rapid and sustainable industrial revolution. For too long, Nigeria’s economy has limped along, stunted by a series of misaligned policies and short-term fixes that only masked deeper issues.
“As President Tinubu stated in his speech to protesters in August 2024, just over a year ago, shortly before I assumed office, his administration reached a pivotal moment — a realization that bandied solutions were no longer enough. It was time for a seismic shift, a bold re-imagining of Nigeria’s approach to our longstanding challenges.
“Today, Nigeria stands on the brink of its own industrial renaissance, with NASENI at the forefront of several of the key initiatives. Over the past year, we have moved beyond envisioning a future of industrial growth to actively building it.
“Our portfolio now includes 35 market-ready innovations—from affordable solar lamps that can power our streets to cutting-edge agricultural technologies that can help make putting food on the table of Nigerian families easier. These are not simply products; they are answers to the urgent challenges of energy access and food security.”
The EVC revealed that his team had repositioned NASENI with the 3Cs: Creation, Collaboration and Commercialization, increased its valued investments to $3.25 billion, while advancing Nigeria’s industrialization efforts; and having launched the Accelerated Technology Transfer Framework.
Other major achievements of the agency, according to the EVC included the establishment of a tractor assembly plant in the country to help boost mechanized farming in the country, which is considered to be key to tackling the current food supply challenges and ensure food security.
On its renewable energy initiatives, Mr Halilu said that NASENI had developed off-grid solar lights and Solar Light Fixtures Manufacturing Factory.
He added that the agency had developed Made-In-Nigeria laptops and mobile smart devices which were waiting for bulk purchase, from where members of the Nigeria public could buy them.
The NASENI boss said that the agency had established Nigeria’s largest CNG Reverse Engineering Centre, which he described as very efficient and had made invaluable contributions to the quest for the use of clean energy in the country.
Other achievements of NASENI, he said were: Producing smart meters locally; Establishing a biotechnology factory; Setting up an Assistive Technology Devices manufacturing plant; Defence equipment manufacturing; as well as, Aircraft recovery, repair, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training School setup.
Mr. Halilu listed NASENI’s market-ready products to include: Mobile Phones, Lithium Batteries, CCTV Solar Street Lights, 3 and 2 Phase Smart Meters, E-Tricycles, Power Storage devices, Solar Lights, Solar LED Wall Light, Solar Home Solutions, Solar Lamps, Power Stove T500, Power Stove 1100; Power Stove x200; 3-inch solar pump, NASENI EV, EV Pickup, Android Smart phones, 14-Inch Laptops, 10-Inch Android tablet, Science Kit and Hatchbox....READ THE FULL STORY FROM SOURCE ↔️
