Category: Science & Technology
Ijodo
Nigerian engineer Timothy Addigi Terfa designs and builds a tractor he named ‘Ijodo’, which is 100% Nigerian, with a team of skilled individuals.
He has called the tractor Ijodo, meaning labour in the Tiv language.
The tractor is designed with different attachments to cover a variety of farm jobs.
For many, agriculture is still manual in Nigeria because of the high cost of farm machinery.
Some Ijodo tractors have been sold, but the engineer is looking for more investment.
Mr Terfa wants to inspire others:
Ayokunle Adeniran Invents Iron Rhino
Ayokunle Adeniran, a US-based Nigerian mechanical engineer, invented an iron called Iron Rhino that works without electricity or coal.
He said:
“My inspiration came from disappointment. One day, I needed to meet up with my dad at the airport, and the clothing I wanted to wear was rumpled, I was unhappy and had to wear something else. This disappointment brought about the spark of creativity in my head so I decided to proceed with the idea of having an alternative source of powering clothes iron.
The Iron Rhino is a product I designed in response to the inability of people to iron their clothes due to electrical power outages. It is a butane gas powered pressing iron, meaning it does not require electricity to function. It looks very similar to and functions like existing electric irons. The butane comes in canisters that retail for about 120 Naira and can last for 1 week usage at 20 minutes daily ironing.”
Though gas is not a renewable source of energy, it is healthier and cleaner than oil or burning coal. When gas is burned, it only releases carbon dioxide and water vapor (which are the exact same gases that we breathe out when we exhale).
2016 IAF ESL
NCC Wins 2016 ESQR Award For Best Practices
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wins the 2016 European Award for Best Practices hosted by the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR), an affiliate of the European Union (EU).
No fewer than 63 countries participated in the award ceremony out of which the NCC won the European Award for Best Practices 2016. The award which is the Gold category is “in recognition of its outstanding commitment, support and results in quality management strategies.”
The award was received by Mr Tony Ojobo, director,Public Affairs, NCC, on behalf of the executive vice chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta.
He congratulated the EVC, Prof. Umar Danbatta and all the hard working professionals at the commission.
The European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) recognizes and highlights outstanding business results, best practices, quality awareness and achievements by companies in regional and global markets.
The ESQR Awards recognize organizations’ distinctive performance improvement, organizational excellence, customer focus and encourage them to share their best practices experience and knowledge with other organizations.