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Ezekiel Izuogu – Life, Legacy, and Nigeria’s Indigenous Automotive Innovation

Engineer Ezekiel Izuogu (25 December 1949 – 18 July 2020) was one of Nigeria’s most celebrated inventors, engineers, and innovators. He is widely remembered for designing and developing the Izuogu Z-600, a prototype automobile widely cited as the first indigenous Nigerian car and one of the first truly African-made automobiles. Beyond automotive engineering, Izuogu also…