"I Spent N1.2 Million": Very Smart Student of UNIBEN Builds Car As His Final Project, Photo Goes Viral

"I Spent N1.2 Million": Very Smart Student of UNIBEN Builds Car As His Final Project, Photo Goes Viral

  • A very smart and innovative Nigerian man named Eghosa Igbinosa has built a light truck as his final project
  • Igbinosa who is a student of the University of Benin was seen posing with the truck which is 80 per cent locally made
  • He said he spent the sum of N1.2 million to be able to achieve the feat even as he said he is building another car

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A student of the University of Benin has displayed amazing innovative skills as he built a light truck for his final project.

The student identified as Eghosa Igbinosa said he decided to embark on the project because there's a huge need for trucks in Nigeria.

Photos of a Igbinosa and his truck.
Igbinosa built the light truck as his final project. Photo credit: Daily Trust Newspaper.
Source: UGC

Igninosa who is a PhD student said he spent the sum of N1.2 million to accomplish the feat.

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UNIBEN student shows off light truck he built

In an interview with Daily Trust, Igbonosa lamented that he had financial challenges but was able to overcome them.

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His words:

"The major ones were finance and inadequate equipment to fabricate the parts, but we achieved this using basic workshop tools."

Igbinosa said in the interview that 80 per cent of the truck parts were locally sourced.

He told Daily Trust:

"If Ajaokuta and Alaja steel were functional it would have been an added advantage and of great help in producing the parts of the vehicle, because 80 per cent of the components were locally designed and produced/fabricated using local materials and technologies, while 20 per cent were sourced from existing automobile and modified parts like bearings and engine axle.
"The locally produced parts include the wheel assembly unit of the suspension system like hubs, spindle. The upright and lower arms were all locally manufactured using local materials."

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He called on the government to partner with him in the further development of the vehicle.

Man constructs motorised wheelbarow

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a man built a motorised wheelbarrow.

In a video that trended on TikTok, the young man emerged in public with the machine and surprised everyone.

His work went viral as he was praised for being innovative.

Source: Legit.ng

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.