The federal government has hailed the research, designing, and anticipated mass production of the first-ever Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) stove by young Nigerians.

LNG which is said to be cheaper, lower risk as it is lighter than air, with lower CO2 emissions would be launched in March 2022.

Minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this during an inspection visit to Unicorn Hub in Lagos Thursday said the visit to the platform with his team was not just to see a great job at the hub, but also to help tell the world what Unicorn was doing.

The Minister, who described Unicorn as a true representation of the Nigerian spirit, said the surest way to build local capacity of young Nigerians and tell African story is true education.

“As I always say, it is not just enough to do good things. You must be seen to be doing them.

“We will give you visibility. We will tell the world what you are and what you do. And we will also take this to the government. I am sure many government MDAs will be happy to know what is going on here and to leverage on many of them.

We will be the link between you and the government.

“Unicorn is giving hope and helping to build a new Nigeria. Unicorn is watering the seeds of innovation. Unicorn is showing that impossible is not Nigerian, impossible is not African.” Alhaji Lai added.

He hailed the chairman of UNICORN Group, Dr. Akintoye Akindele for believing in Nigeria and investing in the country.

According to him, “Bringing children from different disadvantaged communities to this eco-system is a game-changer.

“Seeing young Nigerian authors rising to become world beaters is inspiring. This is where dreams come true. This is where ideas are born and they become reality.

“Having the young ones, from primary to secondary to tertiary schools to see the best of Nigeria and the best of Africa is massive. Truly, exposure is the best education.”

The minister also said he was glad to have met many companies that have graduated from the platform such as

Bookings Africa.com, which is monetizing skills.