Microsoft unhappy with Nigeria over influx of fake mobiles
The former Finnish original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Nokia, which was acquired by U.S tech giant, Microsoft, has therefore charged the relevant agencies with responsibilities over products standardisation and importation, especially the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), to move against the negative trend.Manager Nokia Care Service Channel, West and Central Africa, David Efanga who spoke during […]
The former Finnish original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Nokia, which was acquired by U.S tech giant, Microsoft, has therefore charged the relevant agencies with responsibilities over products standardisation and importation, especially the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), to move against the negative trend.
Manager Nokia Care Service Channel, West and Central Africa, David Efanga who spoke during the official opening of Nokia Products and Service Centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, pledged the commitment of the firm to the production and sale of genuine products in the country.
He said: “We are calling on the necessary Nigeria agency that is responsible for standardisation of imported products to rise up to their responsibilities by monitoring what is being brought into the country to ensure that fake or substandard products are checked from entering.
“Though Nokia is not a security agent, we are here to market our genuine products. I assure you that we will try to liaise with the government agencies to ensure that the sale of counterfeited Nokia products is controlled.”
He said the decision to set up care centres in selected cities in the country, including Port Harcourt, was to meet the demand of its consumers to have a reliable place to fix their faulty devices instead of going to roadside repairers.
Efanga said the OEM has created employment opportunities to Nigerians through the establishment of the care centres, adding that it implemented 100 per cent local content policy in recruiting technicians to man the centres. (Biztech Africa).