Casio Middle East and Africa FZE, regional subsidiary of CASIO Computer, in partnership with Nigerian distributor, SKLD, at conference at Four Points by Sheraton in Lagos stressed the significance of genuine CASIO calculators.
With a focus on fighting counterfeit/fake products, the event had in attendance stakeholders from education, distributors, and CASIO headquarters representatives, including General Manager, Koji Shinjo and Senior Education Specialist, Koichi Danjo, from Educational Sales and Planning Department, Japan.
Managing Director of CASIO Middle East and Africa, Takashi Seimiya, emphasised the company’s commitment to providing genuine calculators.
“Through backing teachers and fostering collaboration, CASIO is championing the fight against counterfeit/fake calculators while meeting demand for genuine ones. We are not only equipping teachers with skills to integrate CASIO technology into their lessons, but also ensuring students have equal opportunities in their studies.”
This dedication aligns with CASIO’s vision of nurturing global competitiveness and preparing them to thrive in an interconnected world.
The event shed more light on the remarkable benefits of the CASIO Model School Project and how the initiative has been designed to cultivate critical and high-order thinking skills required for 21st-century education, and also empower students with the tools they need to thrive in the modern world.
Among the notable contributions of CASIO, collaborations with the Lagos State Ministry of Education took center stage. Notably, CASIO donated the CASIO Lab facility to the Lagos State Education Resource center, benefiting over 2000 teachers who have undergone specialized training to date.
SKLD Integrated services highlighted their expansion efforts and commercial intents with the Exam body NECO which promises in excess of NGN6 billion to 9 billion annually. They are also working on a few other engagements with Lagos state and Lead city University, in Ibadan which is capable of delivering a revenue of more than NGN210 Million. Several other expansion targets were mentioned which includes the Port Harcourt and Abuja markets which will provide revenue opportunities to distributors that are willing to partner with them.
During the event, SKLD in partnership with CASIO recognized and rewarded the top 6 Sales contributors to their business in the last financial year. This significantly lifted the mood in the audience and has given the others the much-needed impetus to drive better business margins in the present and coming financial year.
As part of event agenda, CASIO team demonstrated how to easily identify CASIO genuine calculators. They emphasized the importance of using genuine calculators and highlighted the inherent dangers of relying on counterfeit alternatives, explaining that by using fake calculators, users not only risked