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Florence Seriki MFR was born on the 16th of August 1963. She was the founder and CEO of Omatek Ventures Plc., the first Nigerian ICT company in Africa to assemble and manufacture computers and computer parts like computer cases, speakers, keyboards, mouse. Seriki was born in Lagos but from Delta State. She had her secondary education at the Reagan Memorial Baptist Secondary School, Sabo, Yaba between 1975 and 1980 and then proceeded to the Federal School of Science, Lagos for her A levels. She graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife).
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Omatek Computers Limited (OCL) The Factory – Nigeria In 1993, during the CTO exhibition (organized by the commercial section of the American Embassy in Nigeria), Seriki launched the Omatek brand of Computers which was actually the first attempt of its kind in Nigeria. In 2003, she became the first African to produce Nigerian-made computer cases, speakers, keyboards and computer mice from completely knocked down (CKD) as the factory produced made in Nigeria Omatek computers, notebooks and servers with all its components made in Nigeria. The Omatek factory set out to be the manufacturing base for all Omatek products while the company also strives to sell capacity by producing similar products for other firms with brands that are acceptable. With its state-of-the-art facility in Oregun, Lagos and in Accra, Ghana. OCL produces notebooks, desktops computers, servers, casings, speakers, multimedia products such as Plasmas, LCD screens and solar panels. The factory is involved in the following:
  • Assembly of OMATEK brand of Computers for OMATEK Ventures (Distribution) Limited. The OMATEK brand of computers ranging from Desktops, Notebooks and Servers, Multimedia Products like Plasmas, LCD Screens, and Solar Panels. The factory is also capable of customizing computers, casings, speakers for key Gold customers in the corporate and public sectors.
  • Assembly of OEM Brands. The Factory also sells Production Capacity to various system builders and OEM brands who have high volume requirements. These brands are customized in the OEM brand names.
Assembly of OCL Brands of Casings, Speakers for the Local Channel and Export markets Assembly of Omatek Brands of Casings, Speakers for Omatek branded products.
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Awards and recognition Awards won by the brand include:
  • Most Fascinating Nigerian (MFN)-Press Merit services
  • Most Outstanding/Innovative company of the decade – Africa Digital Awards 2010
  • Computer Hardware of the Year 2010 –National Information technology Merit Awards
  • Best Computer Company of the Year 2010 – West Africa ICT Development Awards
  • Professional Fellowship Award-Nigerian Computers Society
  • Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2009-Exquisite Magazine/Eloy ’09 Awards.
  • Life Time Achievement Award for revolutionizing IT in Nigeria-3rd Lagos Enterprise Award 2009
  • Distinguished  Alumni Award-Obafemi Awolowo University Alumni Association(Lagos Branch)
  • Legend of Technology 2009 – Titans of Technology
  • Nigerian American Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurship Award
  • Outstanding Female Entrepreneur of the year, 2003
  • Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Excellence in Enterprise Award, 2005
  • Best IT Woman of the Year 2003
  • Distinguished O.A.U Alumni Award for outstanding Achievement in IT
  • Digital Peers International Award of Excellence, in recognition of immense contributions to ICT, 2005.
  • African leader par excellence Award 2008 by the international institute of comparative leadership for Africans and blacks in diaspora and the Accolade communication.
Death Seriki died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Friday 3 March 2017 from cancer of the pancreas. Reference  Omatek.ng wikipedia.org Featured image source: AllNews News
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This article was first published on 20th March 2022 and updated on March 21st, 2022 at 2:38 am

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