Abuja—Shehu Abdullahi, Chief Executive Officer/Founder of Amal Technologies Limited, on Thursday, commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) for its dedication towards the progress of local content in Nigeria.
Abdullahi made this known during the commissioning of the company’s Gas Leak Detection Devices and Printed Circuit Boards facility in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
According to him, “The NCDMB is not about having connections or knowing someone at the top.
“It is about a team of people that are dedicated to the success and progress of local content in Nigeria.
“Their firmness and dedication to local content continue to give me hope for the country of Nigeria.”
He noted that Amal Technologies, had in three years, secured two patents and disrupted traditional approaches to research and development.
He expressed hope that with the full support of NCDMB, the company would make lasting contributions to various sectors of the economy, including oil and gas, power, agriculture and beyond.
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe stated that the smart gas leak detector research was just a proposal submitted to the Board in 2018.
“The idea was nurtured through the NCDMB incubation process hosted in the Board’s Technology Innovation and Incubation Center (TIIC),” NCDMB boss stated.
He affirmed that “the recurring menace of gas leaks and explosions leading to heavy losses in human lives, property damage, and pollution of the environment is the problem statement that the device seeks to address.”
Mangrovepen.ng gathered that the facility is equipped with Printed Circuit Boards and Assembly (PCBA) equipment, R&D equipment, as well as a high-capacity Surface-Mount Technology (SMT) assembly line, a calibrator and an Injection Mold machine.
Dignitaries present at the event were the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, represented by Director Upstream, Engr. Kamoru Busari, Minister of Solid Minerals, Mr. Dele Aleke, the Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, among others.
