young Nigerian innovator Yusuf Shamsudeen produces a water-powered stove to help the populace deal with the increasing cost of gas and oil. The product could also help deal with climate concerns. He spoke to DW about the product, explaining the science behind it. “When the air goes into the pressure bank which is an empty tank, the air expands and it is released at a very high pressure; so the force at which that air comes out and goes into the chemical container excites the chemical compounds to react and thus, they give a gas which goes into the container, reacts and gives a flammable gas at the burner,” Yusuf said. This is not the first invention from Nigeria. Before Yusuf, a 67-year-old man, Hadi Usman made this same invention and promised to train a lot of people, especially the younger generation to take over. In a viral video shared by PRNigeria, Hadi demonstrated the stove. He practically pumped air into a water container which then transfers a content through tubes to the...

   11-year-old Nigerian kid named Muhammad Kaumi Bashir has invented a mini-power generator that works with fuel. Muhammad who hailed from Bornu State, Northern Nigeria was reported to be a first-year student in High school. Being a very inquisitive and brilliant young boy, he decided to fabricate the mini-generator to pursue his dream of becoming an Electrical Engineer. His invention was able to power light bulbs and could be expanded. According to Bashir’s mother, Mallama Yakaka Kaumi, her son started displaying his creative talent in electronic and mechanical fabrications, right from the tender age of five. His life has so far been about inventing and repairing electronic appliances,” she told PRNigeria. She added that her son wakes up every day and tells her that he wants to be a renowned electrical engineer, that will be known across the world. “He is passionate about setting up a big electrical engineering firm, and then use it to solve the country’s power crisis,” Muham...