News Highlights:
- NASENI, in collaboration with Imose Technologies, has introduced NASENI-branded 14-inch laptops and 10.5-inch tablets.
- Through this partnership, NASENI aims to reduce import dependency and enhance accessibility to technology across Nigeria.
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has partnered with Imose Technologies Ltd, a Nigerian-owned company, to launch locally made laptops and tablets for Nigerian users.
Digital TimesNG understands that the 14-inch laptops and 10.5-inch tablets are manufactured in the NASENI brand name.
This move aligns with the agency’s mission to drive indigenous industrialization, local content and to promote job creation in fulfillment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which emphasizes local content development and cooperation amongst economic players in order to revamp the economy.
The NASENI Zedon X-Pro laptop comes with a Core i5 processor and a 14-inch screen which offers a blend of power, portability, and practicality, making it an attractive choice for a wide range of users including students, professionals, or anyone who needs a reliable laptop or tablet on-the-go.
Similarly, the 10.5-inch tablet strikes a balance between portability and functionality, making it an ideal choice for various use cases like document editing, drawing, video streaming or gaming.
The Executive Vice Chairman/ CEO of NASENI, Khalil Suleiman Halilu, said the partnership is “a strategic move which aligns with the Agency’s 3Cs principles of Collaboration, Creation and Commercialization to work with like minds. This is why we are working with Imose Technologies to bridge the technological gap by reducing importation bills.
“We are transforming the Agency by making it a central player in Nigeria’s technology revolution by adopting, adapting and domesticating cutting-edge technologies. At NASENI, we are building a national brand that going forward, every household in Nigeria will have one NASENI’s product or the other,” Halilu added.
Chairman of Imose Technologies, Osayi Izedonmwen said, “For ten years, we have had a relentless focus on solving uniquely Nigerian problems by championing the local manufacturing of mobile and computer devices to improve lives and transform local institutions.”
He added, “We are proud that NASENI has chosen to partner us for the domestic production of laptops to bridge the digital divide and improve access to technology for education and work.”
The NASENI and Imose Technologies brands share similar values and beliefs of innovation and nationalism. It is envisaged that government ministries, departments, agencies, public institutions and private organizations and consumers can buy the NASENI laptops.
