The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Idris Olorunnimbe, has pledged to secure presidential incentives for investors willing to establish smartphone factories in the country.
This is as he promised in a statement released on Saturday that Nigeria could soon see a new wave of smartphone manufacturing investments.
The statement was from his speech at the Digital Africa Summit Roundtable in Shanghai, China, on June 24.
Olorunnimbe said local smartphone production remains the most sustainable solution to Nigeria’s growing device affordability challenge and a critical step toward deepening digital inclusion.
He pledged to personally engage President Bola Tinubu to secure waivers and other forms of government support for manufacturers that commit to commencing factory construction in Nigeria before November.
