COVID-19:7-Star rolls out nose masks for protection

As the campaign for compulsory use of face masks by the government gathers momentum, an international face masks production company, 7-Star hangar has rolled out thousands of high-quality masks of different makes for the public.

Chief Executive of 7- Star hangar, a Standard Organization of Nigeria(SON) compliant nose masks production firm, Engr Isaac Balami, in an interview with journalists in his factory at the Murtala Mohammed airport Ikeja said, the use of masks has become necessary following the increasing the number of COVID-19 cases as the virus was now spreading at the community level.

Balami said the factory was producing over 700000 high quality nose masks on weekly basis and advised the public especially corporate establishments and individuals to take advantage of the production to get their nose masks

According to him, with over 500 industrial sewing machines and 400 tailors, the factory has been meeting the need of teeming customers both within and outside the airport environment.

He said the production of the nose masks was his own little contribution to the engagement of the teeming unemployed youths in the country from social vices adding that it was a thing of joy to see youths engaged in adding value to the economy of the country.

“For us, what is more important above anything is that we are telling Nigerians that any nose mask that is coming out of this factory is 100 per cent safe because you can imagine buying in the traffic or somewhere else you are not even sure of the quality control process that produced it, you can mess a whole family up. In this case, that is not the case”, Balami said.

Engr Balami who is also an aircraft engineer, said 7-Stars Hangar was looking at how they can take in 1,000 tailors for a 24-hour shift and give them jobs, aside personnel that were doing branding, packaging, logistics and everything.

He expressed delight over the resumption of commercial flights in the country and expressed the hope that air travellers will continue to observe all protocols especially the use of nose masks at the airport, on board and always in order end the spread of the deadly virus.

The two time president of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers explained that 7-Star global hangar has entered into talks with some airlines for the production of kits for airline crew.