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.
Automotive and Engineering
- Ezekiel Izuogu
- Multi-core processor — Processor with multiple CPUs, by computer scientist and Stanford professor Kunle Olukotun.[1][2][3]
Medicine and Health
- EAT-SET — Auto-transfusion system by Oviemo Ovadje[4]
- RxScanner — Handheld nano-scanner to detect counterfeit drugs using molecular fingerprinting[5]
References
All Wikipedia articles have extensive source usage.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). dawn.cs.stanford.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-21. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Kunle Olukotun | Stanford University School of Engineering". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "Dr. Kunle Olukotun: Inventor, Professor and Pioneer of Multi Core Scalar Processors | Capitol Technology University". www.captechu.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "Using IP to Attract Investors". ip-advantage. Retrieved 2025-10-12.
- ^ "RxAll wins World Changing Ideas Award for its drug scanner". Fast Company. Mansueto Ventures. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2025-07-24.