DroneTalks | Nigeria's Rise in the Drone Industry: Insights from Charlotte Essiet and Elint Systems
“Don't look for anybody to invite you because nobody's going to give you a piece of the table. I like to say I go about with a collapsible stool and I just put it on that table.” Our recent interview with Charlotte Essiet, the CEO and Managing Director at Elint Systems, has helped us understand more about the growing drone industry in Nigeria. With the largest population in Africa, Nigeria is a market of 220 million people, which is a bit more than the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy combined. Charlotte explained during the interview that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority's openness to drone operations and support for the growth of the industry shows that there is huge potential for companies looking to start operations there.