Young In Tech: Kano Twins Design Cooking Stove That Uses Water, Petrol

By Abdullateef Muhammad
Kanempress
23rd September 2023

Kano state – born twins, Hassan Muhammad Nawad and Hussaini Muhammad Nawad are currently tapping into the limitless opportunities of global technological innovations.

The 14-year-old twins have designed a cooking stove which uses both petrol and water to provide fire for cooking over five hours.

The battery-powered stove has an engine which energizes both the water and petrol to produce fire.

The twin brothers, Hassan Muhammad Nawad and Hussaini Muhammad Nawad have been planning to design something useful for humanity.

According to the twins, they usually share ideas when they are about to sleep or while playing.

Hassan Muhammad Nawad and Hussaini Muhammad Nawad said their parents have been very supportive of them on terms of advice and counselling, which has shaped their imaginations and ideas.

Hassan said the idea of designing the cooking stove began over five years ago while both were still in primary school.

“I been thinking of how gas is used to produce fire for cooking, and the possibility of doing something that will even ease the process by using an electronic method to provide the fire through the use of water and petrol. We started from there and here we are today,” Hassan said.

“However, in this case, the petrol and water will not reduce. A litre will take months without even reducing. You can only change it if you notice that it has turned black which can take almost a year. The battery and small engine attached will just propel the water and petrol to give a flammable air which will give the fire,” he noted..

“The water is not normal water, it is mixed with alum and salt. Inside the box, you will see a small engine that provides the wind that passes through the water and petrol,” the other twin Hussaini said.

Hussaini said with the present economic situation of Nigeria their initiative can reduce nigerians’ burdens and contribute to economic growth if utilized properly.

“We want to initiate a transformation among the youth circle in northern Nigeria. We noticed that we are being left behind, but we have the talent. All we need is to be productive enough so that we can create employment opportunities and provide sustainable and easier means of living for people,” he said.

Both twins still studying in secondary school, SS2, Hassan and his twin brother Hussaini also created an electric sprayer which can be used to spray pesticides or insecticides and even water flowers.

According to them the spray uses a rechargeable battery and it is capable of working for 10 days if fully charged.

“If you have a garden and you want to spray, all you need is just to charge it and continue using. This too will be very useful. It is the simplest of all the things we’ve designed,” the twins said.

According to Hassan and his twin brother Hussaini, having successfully designed the cooking stove and sprayer, they plan to venture into designing a battery providing AC current for electricity in households.

“Our next project is a battery, which we have started already. It is a 12-voltage battery that will give a.c current, enough to operate fans, fridge, TV and more in households. It is a big project but we will surely do it. Presently, we have some challenges. Some of the materials are not available and we have to wait until we get them,” Hassan and his twin brother Hussaini said.

Asides that, Hassan and his twin brother Hussaini also plan to create more gadgets which will be useful to Nigerians as they are more concerned about easing the pains and difficulties people go through every day, especially the masses.

On their future ambitions,
Hassan and his twin brother Hussaini plan to study technology related courses in the university after graduating from secondary schools and hope to go to Europe or any other developed countries to gain more experience and training.

“We have big plans and in the near future, we will create more things. For the stove, we want to modernize it and add more burners. We want to produce one with up to five or six burners for large household use and other functions,” they said.

“All we need now is support and mentoring to widen our horizon. We have interest in many things that are relevant to technology. We always watch young boys like us or even below our ages who are doing excellently technology wise, in developed countries. We want to go to such places and get trained to do more,” Hussaini said.