He promised to deliver in exactly 3 months, but 1 year, more money and a lawyer's intervention later, I got an unworkable caricature of what was originally paid for. Three hundred thousand naira saved up from NYSC allowances, with investment from a friend, was paid to a ‘highly recommended’ manufacturer in Aba for the reading stand’s production cast and mold. Tochukwu Clinton Chukwueke, CEO Clintonel Technology and Clintonel Innovation Center(CIC) He faced some challenges that howbeit shocking, are not new to innovators, scientists and engineers in Nigeria.

It is equipped with battery powered lights and a page belt. As the name implies, the stand holds books up and prevents the reader from straining their neck. In the process of building his machine, Clinton discovered an age old truth hardware is hard, especially in Nigeria.Īfter graduation in 2011, he went into production of one of his patents the Clintonel Reading Stand. “During my undergraduate years, I worked very hard to develop a water powered engine and discovered a new process which I proceeded to patent,” he says.

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