Indigenous Information and Communications Technology (ICT) firm, Omatek PLC, has concluded plans to set up a production factory in the country as part of moves to provide a platform for the country to join the knowledge society. According to the company, the factory, which is expected to gulp billions of naira, is aimed at developing the nation’s ICT sector, addressing unemployment, as well as consolidating on the company’s achievements and extensive presence in the country. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Florence Seriki, said funding for the new factory would come from offshore and local financial partners. She added that the company’s financial base was being expanded to enable it extend its portfolio of services through the company’s Consumer Scheme Finance and Omatek Resource Centres. Mrs Seriki disclosed that the new factory’s line of business would uphold energy efficiency and reduce carbon imprint through manufacture of solar panel and Light Emitting Diodes (LED) bulbs.