The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammad Buhari received the first ever Nigeria made cell phone today 9th Wednesday June 2021

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo presented the phone to Buhari before the commencement of the cabinet meeting that was held at the First Lady Conference room, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Adebayo said the phone was one of the twelve produced using locally sourced components bythe Electrical/Electronics Technology Department of the Industrial Training Fund’s (ITF) Model Skills Training Centre.

“Twelve indigenous mobile cell phones producedthe Model Skills Training Centre of the Industrial Training Fund; an agency under Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment was launched,” Adebayo said.

“It gives me great pleasure Mr President, to present you with one of the phones.”