- NASENI’s Executive Vice Chairman, Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, aims to make products derived from NASENI’s research available to every Nigerian household in early 2024
- Halilu emphasizes the need for transparency, staff motivation, and technology transfer to ensure NASENI’s products reach the market
The Executive Vice Chairman of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, has articulated his vision to make the agency’s products accessible to every household in Nigeria in the coming years.
Halilu revealed in Abuja that tangible products stemming from NASENI’s prototypes will become available in the market through technology transfer arrangements, with an anticipated launch in the first quarter of 2024.
He stated, “Expect some products resulting from NASENI’s research and development efforts to reach the Nigerian market during the first quarter of 2024.” Halilu made this disclosure during his inaugural television media interaction at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja on November 2, 2023.
Halilu acknowledged the high expectations of NASENI’s stakeholders, emphasizing the need for transparency and focus to ensure the agency fulfills its mandate. Since taking office in September, one of his key priorities has been enhancing the human capital potential of the agency by motivating the staff and facilitating their adaptation to forthcoming changes.
He also highlighted that engaging with stakeholders and rebranding the agency around its products and technologies are central to his agenda. Halilu made it clear that the days of storing prototypes on shelves are over at NASENI, and that all products and technologies must reach the market.
He concluded, “We are planning a national rebranding to ensure that NASENI products become commonplace in every household in the country. In the next few years, this is what Nigerians should expect. We will no longer passively conduct endless research and create prototypes without bringing them to market.”