It
was an inciting Friday, yesterday, when President Goodluck Jonathan played host
to a 25-year-old Nigerian, Jessica Matthews, who invented a power-generating
football tagged SOCCKET ball.
DigitalSENSE
Business News The co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Unchartedplay, Ms
Matthews, was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to present the ball, capable of
generating a three-hour light from 30 minutes of play to President Jonathan, in
addition to presentation of an energy-generating skipping rope to the
President.
Congratulating Ms Matthews on her creative invention, Jonathan expressed
excitement on Matthews ability to train as a psychologist and economist, and
transform by developing herself in the field of other sciences.
He said Matthews invention is a proof of the quality of human
resource existing in Nigeria.
The invention, he said, was useful as a major tool that could be
used to mobilise young Nigerians and encourage them to think more deeply.
In her remarks, Matthews said that sometimes power is lost and
she wonder on what could be done to solve the situation.
“… I saw my cousins and everyone playing football, playing with
everything not even with football alone. I say this is amazing and they can
rival Messi. If we can take this kinetic that is generated here and use it to
address the issues that we really have; kinetic energy is used for windmill,
why not the ball?” she declared.
She said although the items were already on sale in New York,
she had not started making them in Nigeria.
She, however, said when they would be made available for sale in
Nigeria, the cost would be equivalent to what people pay for a solar inverter.
The mission of her company, she disclosed is to “Foster
well-being by inspiring people to lead playful lives.”
Also speaking, Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Segun
Aganga, said the Federal Government was looking at the possibilities of
manufacturing the items in Nigeria and see how to make them cheaper for
Nigerians.
“Jessica is a Nigerian, she studied at Harvard University, and
she went to Business School and actually taught herself Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering. So, she is an inspiration to every Nigerian especially
our children in Nigerian universities. This is a product not only for Nigeria,
but a product made in Nigeria by a Nigerian and for the world,” he said.
Emphasizing that additional thing is that the Soccket ball product is actually
versatile, which entails that it is not just about the electricity, “You can use
it to charge your mobile phones, for fans, so there are so many things for
which it can be used.”
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