Acidosis:



They expect Samsung to open a silicon mining firm in Nigeria, revive Ajaokuta steel firm, launch an iron ore and aluminum industry, revive PHCN etc.. All in the name of manufacturing phones in the damn country.

If global companies reason in that manner, none will survive the first year of business operations.

The way Nigerians reason baffles me a lot. It is clear we don't even have the human resources. So I guess Samsung will end up building new schools in the name of producing phones in the damn country where minimum wage stands at #18,000. Phones that majority can't even afford the screen.


Anyone that picks offence on seeing this glaring facts about Nigeria should have his/her head checked. Let me remind us all that Nigeria has one of the worst power supply/generation in the whole world.

Tecno and Infinix sef never consider manufacturing in the country Best they can do is exactly what they've been doing -- produce the phones in China, ship it down to Nigeria, and get some dancers, print some blue Tecno shirts, get some choreographers and speakers in Ikeja When it comes to hiring dancers, street marketers and disturbing the whole computer village with noise, we are very good!

Sinof:
What Do U Expect When Tecno, Infinix, Injoo And Other Chinese Brands Offer Same Features Of High End Samsung Smartphones At Cheaper And More Affordable Rates

Lafiyasabiat:
The Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Samsung Electronics Africa, Mr. Sung Yoon, on Thursday disclosed that manufacturing a mobile phone required about 400 different components, none of which is available in Nigeria.


Speaking during an interactive session with journalists in Lagos, he stated that another reasons Samsung Electronics could not establish a manufacturing plant in Nigeria is because the company’s market share in the country is not big enough.

Yoon pointed out that though Samsung was the leading consumer electronics company in Nigeria, its share of the Nigerian market is smaller to South Africa’s.

He said that the company’s smartphones market size in South Africa is 80 per cent, but is lower in Nigeria...

Source: https://newsworth.ng/nigeria-none-400-components-needed-manufacture-mobile-phone-samsung-ceo/

john650:
Basically, he is saying you need us more than we need you. We are not going to bother setting up a manufacturing plant in your country when you will buy our phones regardless.

He says they can't manufacture their products in Nigeria because the 400 or so materials needed for the manufacture of mobile phones are not available in the country. My question to him are those materials available in his native country of South Korea or the United States or any other country for that matter? It is a very lame excuse.

If we had our own local manufacturing industry for mobile phones, I would say the government slap a high tariff on mobile phones and you will see the likes of Samsung coming to their senses.

thebigkendo:


Do Tecno, Infinix, Injoo And Other Chinese Brands manufacture in Nigeria?

nwoke37:
This is probably the real reason why they don't won't open up a factory in Nigeria

Samsung says broadband makes South Africa mobile market bigger than Nigeria’s ON JANUARY 18, 20188:36 PMIN NEWS, TECHNOLOGYCOMMENTS By Prince Osuagwu Samsung Electronics yesterday said South Africa’s mobile market is still stronger than that of Nigeria despite huge difference in population. The company, however, said that Nigeria has the potential to overtake the market with time adding that developments in the market at the moment has already shown that this would not take long to happen. Chief Executive Officer, Samsung Africa, Mr Sung Yoon, said despite South Africa’s population being a fraction of Nigeria’s,deep broadband penetration and almost total adoption of smartphone, makes the market bigger. According to him, “South Africa has almost 95 percent of its mobile market purely on smartphones and 4G/LTE has deep roots in the market unlike in Nigeria where in the overall market feature phones still takes a good percentage and 4GLTE is not widely accessible” Apparently, that could be why Yoon said that building a manufacturing plant in Nigeria is a project Samsung would not think about now but in the future. He said: “there are certain factors taken into consideration before building a manufacturing plant. We have to consider market size, Return on Investment and environment among others. But it is a thing we have to consider in the future” Yoon also hinted on why Samsung drastically reduced staff in its Nigerian office, saying, “in the heat of recession, we needed to do some adjustments. We needed to have more passionate, young and talented people while some others are dropping out. It is a normal company operational strategy not for any other reasons” he added.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/samsung-says-broadband-makes-south-africa-mobile-market-bigger-nigerias/

Also keep in mind that all their factories are located in Asia, none in Europe and America where they have a strong market and relative large market share. If America and Europe don't have a factory, it might be a bit ignorant to assume Nigeria will get one or Africa at large...

Acidosis:



They expect Samsung to open a silicon mining firm in Nigeria, revive Ajaokuta steel firm, launch an iron ore and aluminum industry, revive PHCN etc.. All in the name of manufacturing phones in the damn country.

If global companies reason in that manner, none will survive the first year of business operations.

The way Nigerians reason baffles me a lot. It is clear we don't even have the human resources. So I guess Samsung will end up building new schools in the name of producing phones in the damn country where minimum wage stands at #18,000. Phones that majority can't even afford the screen.


Anyone that picks offence on seeing this glaring facts about Nigeria should have his/her head checked. Let me remind us all that Nigeria has one of the worst power supply/generation in the whole world.

Tecno and Infinix sef never consider manufacturing in the country Best they can do is exactly what they've been doing -- [b]produce the phones in China, ship it down to Nigeria, and get some dancers, print some blue Tecno shirts, get some choreographers and speakers in Ikeja When it comes to hiring dancers, street marketers and disturbing the whole computer village with noise, we are very goo[/b]d!

Acidosis:



They expect Samsung to open a silicon mining firm in Nigeria, revive Ajaokuta steel firm, launch an iron ore and aluminum industry, revive PHCN etc.. All in the name of manufacturing phones in the damn country.

If global companies reason in that manner, none will survive the first year of business operations.

The way Nigerians reason baffles me a lot. It is clear we don't even have the human resources. So I guess Samsung will end up building new schools in the name of producing phones in the damn country where minimum wage stands at #18,000. Phones that majority can't even afford the screen.


Anyone that picks offence on seeing this glaring facts about Nigeria should have his/her head checked. Let me remind us all that Nigeria has one of the worst power supply/generation in the whole world.

Tecno and Infinix sef never consider manufacturing in the country Best they can do is exactly what they've been doing -- produce the phones in China, ship it down to Nigeria, and get some dancers, print some blue Tecno shirts, get some choreographers and speakers in Ikeja When it comes to hiring dancers, street marketers and disturbing the whole computer village with noise, we are very good!

grandstar:


My broda, people are humorous.

As of 2010, China only contributed 5.7% of the value of the iPhone that is made in China.

Most if the high tech components were imported.

Who knows, Samsung could actually set up shop here but the country unpredictable protectionism will eventually ruin it.

The next thing, FG will ban the importation of 10 of the components and state they must be made locally.

FG will demand the casing be made locally. Is it not ordinary plastic? That is when Samsung will know they don jam one chance.