Buhari Receives Made In Nigeria Phone, as FEC Meets

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the first made
in Nigeria cell phone, known as ITF Mobile.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of
Industry, trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, presented the
phone to the president, before the commencement of Wednesday’s
Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.

According to Adebayo, the phone is one of the 12 cell phones
produced, using locally sourced components, by the
Electrical/Electronics Technology Department of the Industrial
Training Fund’s (ITF) Model Skills Training Centre.

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.”

NAN reports the president also presided over the swearing-in of
one Commissioner each, for the National Population Commission (NPC)
and the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCC) ahead of
deliberations at the cabinet meeting.

Those sworn-in were Wakil Bukar as Commissioner of the FCC and
Mohammed Dattijo Usman as Commissioner of the NPC.

Bukar replaces the FCC Commissioner from Bauchi State while
Usman replaces the NPC Commissioner from Niger.

NAN observed that the representatives from the two states died
recently.

Meanwhile, President Buhari is presiding over the meeting of the
Federal Executive Council at the conference room of the First
Lady’s office.

Among those physically attending the meeting are Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss
Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim
Gambari.

Others include the Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai
Mohammed; Finance, Zainab Ahmed, Justice, Abubakar Malami and Trade
and investment; Niyi Adebayo.

The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan
and other Ministers are participating in the meeting from their
various offices in Abuja online. (NAN)

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the first made
in Nigeria cell phone, known as ITF Mobile.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister of
Industry, trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, presented the
phone to the president, before the commencement of Wednesday’s
Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja.

According to Adebayo, the phone is one of the 12 cell phones
produced, using locally sourced components, by the
Electrical/Electronics Technology Department of the Industrial
Training Fund’s (ITF) Model Skills Training Centre.

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.”

NAN reports the president also presided over the swearing-in of
one Commissioner each, for the National Population Commission (NPC)
and the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCC) ahead of
deliberations at the cabinet meeting.

Those sworn-in were Wakil Bukar as Commissioner of the FCC and
Mohammed Dattijo Usman as Commissioner of the NPC.

Bukar replaces the FCC Commissioner from Bauchi State while
Usman replaces the NPC Commissioner from Niger.

NAN observed that the representatives from the two states died
recently.

Meanwhile, President Buhari is presiding over the meeting of the
Federal Executive Council at the conference room of the First
Lady’s office.

Among those physically attending the meeting are Vice-President
Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss
Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim
Gambari.

Others include the Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai
Mohammed; Finance, Zainab Ahmed, Justice, Abubakar Malami and Trade
and investment; Niyi Adebayo.

The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan
and other Ministers are participating in the meeting from their
various offices in Abuja online. (NAN)