The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure has decried the low patronage of Nigerians in locally-made products.
Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the agency in Akure, Ondo State, the Deputy Director of Engineering at NASENI, Mr Joseph Alasoluyi, said Nigerians preferred buying foreign goods to locally made ones.
Alasoluyi said to encourage patronage for Nigerian-made products, the agency had trained over 50 participants in the production of handmade products.
He said NASENI, which was set up to promote science, technology, and engineering as a foundation for Nigeria’s development, currently operates 12 institutes nationwide to achieve its objectives.
He said President Bola Tinubu aimed for high production and patronage of “our local products, thereby creating employment opportunities for many.”
He said, “The idea of this programme is to interface to ensure we produce products using our indigenous technology.
“This is what NASENI is out for, to ensure that homegrown technologies are encouraged.
