The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has described SecureID’s products and solutions, which have reached more than 21 African countries as well as select markets in Europe , as a good example of AfCFTA success story.
The Minister made the remarks during a two-city trade facilitation tour of SecureID’s world-class smart card manufacturing facilities in Lagos and Nairobi as part of her broader engagements on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The Minister said that this showed the role of indigenous manufacturing in reducing dependence on imports, while strengthening local capacity in strategic sectors such as digital identity, payments and secure credentials.
“This is precisely the spirit of the AfCFTA. Our best businesses should not stop at our borders, but should carry African standards, jobs and pride across the entire continent. SecureID has shown us what the future looks like, and it is already here,” she said.
Oduwole expressed the ministry’s commitment to working with the private sector to remove bottlenecks, deepen intra-African trade and unlock Africa’s full industrial potential under the AfCFTA framework.
“What I have seen in Lagos and in Nairobi is remarkable. SecureID represents exactly the kind of value-adding, export-oriented and pan-African manufacturing that the continent needs more of. This is a Nigerian and an African success story,” she said.
In picture: From left, Chairman of SecureID, Olumide Onakoya (left); Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole and Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of SecureID, Mrs Kofo Akinkugbe.
Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, SecureID, Kofo Akinkugbe noted that the company currently produces over 60 percent of locally issued payment cards in Nigeria, reflecting the scale, reliability and reach of its operations.
She reaffirmed SecureID’s commitment to Nigeria and Africa, describing the company’s growth trajectory as evidence of what can be achieved through collaboration between government and industry.
Akinkugbe said that with more than two decades of manufacturing experience, the company has emerged as one of Africa’s leading smart card manufacturers
