Nigeria loses over N150 billion due to counterfeit car batteries yearly

Mr. Solomon Nwadiogbu, the Chief Executive Officer of Emilinks Nigeria Limited, has stated that Nigeria loses over N150 billion every year due to bogus battery products.

Emilinks Nigeria Limited is a global manufacturer of world-class finishing and furnishing products such as; doors, beds, kitchens, dining sets, wardrobes, and shelves for homes, offices, hotels, royal palaces, presidential lodge, honeymoon suites, and luxury villas.

Car batteries should normally last 3-5 years in optimum conditions. However, you'd be lucky if your automobile battery lasted a year these days. Climate, electronic demands, and driving behaviors all have an impact on the battery's longevity. However, for Nigerians, an invasion of bogus car batteries is to blame for the increased number of battery failures.

According to an automotive specialist, battery difficulties account for 80% of modern car problems classified as electrical. Power seats, automobile stereo, wiper blades, electronic side mirrors, and even acceleration are all electrical concerns. Fast cars, for example, require speed coils to accelerate, and if these coils do not receive currents, they will not fire properly. In Nigeria, a 75 amp battery is frequently only 55 amps in actual capacity. Many shady vendors tamper with product labels in order to deceive naïve customers.

During a news conference, Nwadiogbu revealed this. He went on to say that bogus battery goods frequently cause automotive damage around the country.

Nigeria, he claims, needs over five million batteries every year to meet a demand of 720, 000 automobiles.

"Battery failure is one of the top problems among car owners in Nigeria," he said. Every year, Nigeria requires roughly five million batteries for solar, forklifts, cranes, and other heavy-duty equipment. You'd agree that for a country with an annual demand of 720,000 vehicles, this is a major problem that Nigerians are dealing with."

According to Nwadiogbu, his company sells batteries that have a five-year life expectancy and a three-year warranty.

"The use of defective batteries will have an impact on the engines of automotive vehicles," he warned. We anticipate a major threat to the economy as a result of the entry of inferior batteries into the country. Because many people waste their hard-earned money on these items, which cost an average of N30,000 each, and given Nigeria's yearly battery demand of five million batteries, this equates to a loss of N150 billion naira each year.

"The Koreans and Chinese have turned Nigeria into a dump for phony batteries." This is a massive waste of our economy that cannot be accepted any longer." As a corporation, we make it a point of principle to have a beneficial impact on society and to provide value to it. A simple Google search would uncover various campaigns we've run in the past to impact our sector and Nigerian society as a whole."

"As a company, we make it a matter of principle to positively impact and add value to our society," says CEO Solomon Chukwuemeka Nwadiogbu. A simple Google search would uncover various campaigns we've run in the past to impact our sector and Nigerian society in general."

"Through our #MyDoorStory campaign, which financially rewarded 300 Nigerians in a creative writing competition, we've also empowered Nigerian youths to emphasize the value of quality doors," he continued. During the global pandemic of 2020, we fed 1000 Nigerians every day through the Emilinks Welfare foundation from January to October. Over 1500 people were given 50kg rice sacks and 5 liters of oil. Widows were empowered, and many people's medical bills were reimbursed. "Adding value is a tradition we uphold through the things we offer and our giving back efforts," says the company.