Nigerian Government Orders 53 Gold iPhones To Mark Independence (October 1, 2013)

The £50,000 solid gold iPhone

British luxury products company, Gold and Co, has revealed that it has an order from the Nigerian government to deliver 53 customised gold iphones for the celebration of the next independent celebration (October 1, 2013). The Nigerian government has denied this through a press statement.

The founder of Gold and Co, Amjad Ali 42, told the UK’s Independent newspaper that the Nigerian government has made an order of “53 gold iPhones to mark the country’s 53rd year of independence from Britain next month.”

Mr. Ali told the Independent that the order from the Nigerian government “will be engraved with Nigeria’s coat of arms, a shield and two horses.” 


Mr. Ali’s Gold and Co clients include royal families, governments, and wealthy individuals from across the world.

A gold-plated device costs between £3000 and £50,000 (N750,000 to N12.5 million). The order from the government with its customised coat of arm is believed to be among the constant premium orders the company gets.

The London-based company recently received an order from the Saudi royal family for “a gold iPhone studded with hundreds of diamonds, including a giant piece that served as the device’s ‘home’ button.”

Ali typically delivers 50 devices a month, including Blackberries and iPads, but orders rose to more than 300 a month when the iPhone 5 was launched last year.

Sources: Premium Times

             

             The Independent UK