The fact that a Nigerian is the richest black man in the world further proves that there is money to be made in Nigeria.
Also, a reasonable proof that Nigeria presents huge potential for entrepreneurs and investors stems from the abundance of successful entrepreneurs who started from scratch and built massive business empires without leaving the shores of Nigeria, like Aliko Dangote, Cletus Ibeto, Femi Otedola, Orji Uzor Kalu, and so on.
They have moved on in spite challenges, especially the slow pace of the Federal Government to galvanize the economy in supporting them.
The most affected in the lukewarm attitude of the leaders are the “middle class” entrepreneurs or innovators, whom, from all indications; the Federal Government has no plan to better their worth.
The “upper-class” entrepreneurs or innovators have, succulently, endeared themselves to the hearts of the government. They have metamorphosed to become part of government convoys during international business trips.
The “lower-class” is made of up school leavers, start ups; a focus on ICT industry with iDEA centers as case study, shows they are made up of developers who are full of ideas but lack the marketing milieu to push forward.
Thus, the Federal Government in 2013, among other steps, set up the Information Technology Developers Entrepreneurship Accelerator (IDEA) incubation centres in Lagos and Cross Rivers States.
The primary objective is to facilitate the development of the software industry in Nigeria through the provision of office space, mentoring, software development and testing tools and support grants, “to young entrepreneurs”.
So, what is left for the middle-class entrepreneurs? Apparently, they feel the blunt of inadequate security, inconsistent government policies, inability to access funds, lack of governmental support, transportation challenges and the most horrible situation of intellectual property theft.
PetVini Global Concepts Limited has, apparently joined the league of companies like Zinox Computers, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), Omatek, Brian, just to name a handful, by genuinely and steadily unleashing innovations aimed at salvaging the Nigerian market and Nigerians from the hands of unperturbed international bigwigs.
Today, PetVini, established by Mr. Peter Asolo and the winner of Beacon of ICT Technology Innovative Company Of The Year 2012 powered by Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, recently upgraded the Nigeria’s mobile devices market and other household gadgets like tablets, two-way radios, energy saving and rechargeable bulbs, and others in the offing.
The Company has developed a number of innovations like Hot-selling GPS tracking watch phone PG66-G, Ordinary Wrist watch phone and Steel Wristwatch phones as far back as 2004.
Speaking to Nigeria CommunicationsWeek on the features of the innovations that meet needs of real-time GPS monitoring of positioning /timing positioning Tracking (SMS/GPRS/TCP/UDP), Asolo said that Hot-selling GPS tracking watch phone PG66-G, specifically, supports the mobile phone, touch screen, Camer, mp3/mp4 player; supports real-time monitoring of positioning/base station auxiliary positioning and supporting single location and continuous tracking support to achieve real-time positioning/ positioning/timing positioning.
“This is the kind of tool our security agencies need, especially in the present security challenges. For instance, this device offers real-time path tracking that can be corrected to seconds and supports GPS / SMS / PC / phone-client queries, SMS and the Internet to check the location information, Google plane and satellite maps.
“It has emergency alarm/electronic Geophones alarm/remote monitoring/lower battery alarm and records playback history contrail, SOS function. With this device you can remote monitor the locations with high sensitive microphone, can monitor the person tracked who do not disturb, real-time tracking.
Meanwhile, the ordinary wrist watch phone and steel wristwatch phones are also recommended for industrial and household usage. He added that in-spite the ruggedness of the watches, PetVini products are covered by warantes.
With its e-Governance solutions, for instance, PetVini has successfully automated the Akwa “Ibom State Judiciary System; a feat that has earned it many accolades.
“With our long list of strategic partners-MoblPay, USA, Hodi Technologies, China, iWay Africa, Nigeria, KMYChina, LiQi Intelligent Technology, China, we are ready for more exploits in 2014,” Asolo told Nigeria CommunicationsWeek.
PetVini is widely known, particularly, outside the shores of Nigeria, for various value added services (solutions) which range from interactive TV to mobile information, mobile banking, revenue generation, bulk SMS, advertisement.
They also develop, deploy and manage software applications such as: mobile payment support and deployment solutions; security and surveillance solutions; ecommerce solutions; educational portal and solutions; enterprise resource planner for hotels, hospitals, MDAS, and other organisations ; we sell and deploy IT/ICT hardware such as; Vsat equipments; networking equipments; systems units and computer parts and accessories.