List of Nigerian inventions and discoveries
Nigerian inventions and discoveries are items, techniques or discoveries which owe their existence either partially or entirely to a person born in Nigeria, or a citizen of Nigeria or to a person born abroad of Nigerian heritage.
Metallurgy and Material Science
[edit]- Nok Iron Smelting Furnaces — Independent iron metallurgy (~500 BCE – 200 CE)[1]
- Igbo-Ukwu Lost-Wax technique — Advanced bronze casting using the lost-wax (cire perdue) method, independently developed in the 9th century CE[2]
Automotive and Engineering
[edit]- Multi-core processor — Processor with multiple CPUs, by Kunle Olukotun
- Counter Collision Gadget (device) — Transport accident prevention device, by Brino Gilbert
- MekaMon — First intelligent gaming robot, by Silas Adekunle[3]
- Soccket — Football that stores energy and can be used as a power source, by Jessica O. Matthews[4]
- Izuogu Z-600 Prototype Car — Car model with 90% local parts by Ezekiel Izuogu
Medicine and Health
[edit]- EAT-SET — Auto-transfusion system by Oviemo Ovadje
- Koniku Kore bio-processor — Bio-processor using genetically modified neurons to detect explosives, drugs, and diseases, by Osh Agabi
- African trypanosomiasis — Enzyme responsible for sleeping sickness, discovered by Andrew Jonathan Nok
- CancerVision Goggles — Cancer-detecting imaging goggles for surgeons, by Samuel Achilefu[5]
- RxScanner — Handheld nano-scanner to detect counterfeit drugs using molecular fingerprinting[6]
References
[edit]All Wikipedia articles have extensive source usage.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica (2024-06-01). "Nok culture". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ Shaw, Thurstan (1977). Unearthing Igbo-Ukwu: Archaeological Discoveries in Eastern Nigeria. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195752519.
- ^ "Meet MekaMon: The smartphone-controlled robot you can battle". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "A soccer ball that doubles as a portable power generator". CNN. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ^ Goodwin, Jim (2014-02-10). "Special glasses help surgeons 'see' cancer". Washington University School of Medicine. Washington University in St. Louis. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "RxAll wins World Changing Ideas Award for its drug scanner". Fast Company. Mansueto Ventures. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2025-07-24.