A 12 - year old Nigerian - American, Eniola Shokunbi, has invented a low - cost air - purifier worth $60 .
Fresh Angle International understands that the device, already tested by the University of Connecticut and the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, was proven to remove 99 percent of airborne viruses.
The remarkable scientific feat, won a $11.5 million grant from the Connecticut State Board Commission, to produce and install the air purifiers in all schools across the state.
The Chairman/ CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri - Erewa, whilst reacting to the development, said: "
The young Nigerian inventor, has made her mark in the history of science and medicine, which will go a long way toward improving lives, creating jobs and providing alternative means to quality healthcare.
"Shokunbi becomes a symbol of inspiration to not only young Nigerians, home and in the diaspora, but also to all youths globally."
This Soaring Digital Media, gathered that Eniola Shokunbi, is a fifth - grade student at Commodore MacDonough STEM Academy in Middletown, Connecticut.
The equipment, which was created for the purpose of a school science project, in the event of another pandemic, quickly became a scientific breakthrough, worth international recognition.
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