President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday appointed a United Stated-based
Nigerian, Jessica Mathews, who invented energy generating football and
skipping rope as Entrepreneurship Ambassador.
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, disclosed
this to State House correspondents after the football and skipping rope
was demonstrated to President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential
Villa, Abuja.
He said: “The product is actually versatile, it is not just about the
electricity you see, you can use it to charge your mobile phones, for
fans so there are so many things for which it can be used.”
“We are also looking at the possibilities of manufacturing it in Nigeria and see how we can make it cheaper in this country.”
“I am glad that Jessica has also agreed to be our ambassador in terms
of promoting entrepreneurship in our Universities. What we want to do
is to bring successful entrepreneurs like Jessica to inspire the
students and make them more creative so that they can also be employers
of labour,’’ he stated
According to the 25 years old Edo State -born inventor, the football
could generate three hours of electricity after 30 minutes of play and
could store power for 72 hours.
The electricity generated by the ball, she said, could be used as
electricity source to power lighting points and household equipments.
Mathews, who is the co-founder of Unchartedplay, said that the
airless football when not in use can span for 18 months before
replacement.
She also disclosed that she studied Psychology and Economics at
Havard University, but taught herself Electrical and Mechanical
Engineering because of her interest in the field.
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