Africa's First Humanoid Robot Valued At $12.6 Billion As Canada Works With Nigeria

The Uniccon Group of Companies has announced that its partnership with the Canada Trade Commission on "Omeife," Africa's first humanoid robot, is worth $12.6 billion.

When the Canada Trade Commissioner from Global Affairs Canada visited the group's facilities in Abuja, Chuks Ekwueme, the group's chairman, made this statement.

The humanoid robot's anticipated value, according to Chuks, was justified by its African-centric design and capability aspects, which were novel both within and outside of Africa.

On initiatives like Omeife and the company's assortment of cutting-edge products and services, he claimed that the purpose of the tour was to examine potential options for collaboration between the Canadian and Nigerian markets.

Chuks said: “Since the official unveiling of Africa’s first Humanoid Robot, Omeife, the invention has garnered interest all around the world, with various prestigious organisations pledging their support in advancement of the project.”

The chairman stated that in the future, the public, partners, investors, and organisations supporting the project would all own shares of the robot.

In 2023, he promised, a military version of Omeife would be released to aid in gathering intelligence and other investigation techniques.

According to Chuks, the group's forthcoming initiatives for 2023 include specialised UAVs/drones for security monitoring; and SmartAfri, an e-commerce platform created to serve as a one-stop shop for products and services developed in Africa.

He urged the Federal Government to assist in making a database available in Nigeria that would help with intelligence collection.

“The merging of Web 2.0 (SmartAfri) and Web 3.0 (Blockchain) into one product will make it possible for people to shop on SmartAfri and make payments using the SmartAfri token.

“This is one of the reasons behind the upcoming launch of SmartAfri Chain (Africa’s 1st Blockchain technology) that is slated for the first quarter of 2023,” he said.

Temitayo Dada, the Canada Trade Commissioner for Global Affairs Canada, stated that after learning about the group's marketable and impact-driven products and services, the organisation sought to explore potential areas of collaboration.

The two were given a tour of the company's facilities, including the robotics and chemistry research labs.