President Muhammadu Buhari has taken delivery of the first-ever made in Nigeria cellphone called ITF Mobile.
The phone was presented by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, today June 9, before this week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting commenced at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Speaking about the novel product, Adebayo said it was produced by the Electrical/Electronics Technology Department of the Industrial Training Fund’s (ITF) Model Skills Training Centre, using locally sourced components.
He said:
“Twelve indigenous mobile cell phones produced by the Model Skills Training Centre of the Industrial Training Fund; an agency under Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment was launched.
“It gives me great pleasure, Mr President, to present you with one of the phones.”