Necessity, they say, is the mother of all inventions.
In a country like Nigeria, where epileptic power
supply continues to be a major issue, generators
and other alternatives sources of power have
become a necessity. Which is why Ayokunle
Adeniran’s invention so ground breaking.
Adeniran, who is a graduate of Mechanical
Engineering from Covenant University, has invented
a “nepaless” iron*; a pressing iron that does not
run on electricity. Rather, this gadget utilizes
cooking (butane) gas; cartridges which will retail
for about N120 per canister. There are 6 canisters
per cartridge; one cartridge is claimed to last for
about 2 weeks worth of daily ironing, or 40 pieces
of clothing.
According to sources, Adeniran currently
works as an Engineer with a Queens, New
York based firm. A working prototype of
the nepaless iron does exist, albeit bulky,
but it is yet to be mass produced.
A crowdfunding campaign , with a target
N20 million, appears to have been setup
to make mass production possible.
However, as of this publication, the fund
raising seems to have been put on hold or
suspended for unclear reasons.
This is a developing story.
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