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COURTESY VISIT TO THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, PROF. KAYODE ADEBOWALE BY NIFST WESTERN CHAPTER

The Chairman of NIFST Western Chapter led a team of representatives of the Executive Committee and Fellows on a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, mni in his office on Friday 25th March, 2022. The visit was to...

NIFST TRAIN BERTHED AT BOWEN UNIVERSITY IWO FOR FST GRADUATES INDUCTION

The NIFST Train led by the National Publicity Secretary (NPS), Mr. Rasaq Oke gloriously moved to BOWEN University Iwo (BUI) for the induction ceremony of the graduating students of the Institution into the Professional membership cadre of NIFST and we were warmly...

NIFST Felicitates with Members on new appointments

The President and Chairman of Council on behalf of the entire members of NIFST hereby felicitate with NIFSTers who recently got promoted or appointed into new positions. Past President of NIFST – Prof. C. Osuji, the new Programme Manager and Senior Special...

Prof. O.C. Aworh appointed as Chairman TetFund Technical Advisory Board

Prof. O.C. Aworh of the Department of Food Technology, University of Ibadan, and Fellow of NIFST has been appointed as Chairman TetFund Technical Advisory Board. The 59 man board is saddled with the responsibility of advising TetFund on research proposals from...

Ethics of grant winning proposal writing

Paper presented at the 5th Regional Food Summit by Prof. A. B. Akinwande of Ladoke Akintola University of Science & Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. June, 2019 Ethics of grant winning proposal writing (1) 

Publicity Secretary of NIFST bags PhD degree

Building research capacity of Africa-One graduate at a time. Dola Adeboye, the National Publicity Secretary of NIFST was among the graduates conferred with  Phd degree on 17th April, 2019 at the University of Pretoria, South Africa

New Appointment-Siraj Muhammad Funtua

   Mallam Siraj Muhammad Funtua, a NIFST Stalwart in Northern Nigeria and founder of the North West II Chapter of the Institute is the newly appointed HOD Food Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, Nigeria. Before now, he was the ASUP Chairman...

ROSE SPIESS VIDEO AWARD COMPETITION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY IN NIGERIA 2018

This Student Video Competition is being initiated by Walter Spiess a retired Professor and renowned Food Scientist from the University of Hohenheim, Germany in the memory of his late wife Rose Spiess; with the aim of allowing Food Science Students to demonstrate their...

Past President of NIFST, Professor Isaac Adebayo Adeyemi delivered monumental valedictory lecture on 25th October, 2018 at LAUTECH

Congratulations to a worthy Fellow of NIFST, a leader and mentor per excellence for a memorable valedictory lecture. NIFST also rejoice with the Department of Food Science & Engineering of LAUTECH and the University at large for the successful hosting. The...

Ex Deputy Vice Chancellor Of LAUTECH Proffers Solution To Institution’s Crises

A retiring professor of Food Science and Engineering and pioneer Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Professor Isaac Adebayo Adeyemi , has suggested the reintroduction of tripartite meeting involving the Vice-Chancellor...

Rice Processing Waste at Abakaliki Ebonyi State Nigeria

Rice Processing Waste at Abakaliki Ebonyi State Nigeria

The rice processing waste produced at Abakaliki which is one of the largest Food waste dumping site in Nigeria has formed a small range of “mountains” which is taller than a building of 5 floors high. UNIDO has estimated that rice husks produced at Ebonyi state is...

PRESIDENT’S DESK : Focus on Converting Food Waste to Wealth

PRESIDENT’S DESK : Focus on Converting Food Waste to Wealth

Environmental protection and conversion issues have become very popular for some years now. However awareness about environmental degradation seems to be growing much faster than practical measures to salvage the situation. We helplessly watch as activity of man...

PLENARY SESSION- IFAD COUNTRY MANAGER, ATSUKO TODA PRESENTING

PLENARY SESSION- IFAD COUNTRY MANAGER, ATSUKO TODA PRESENTING

Her Excellency, Atsuko Toda, Country Manager, International Fund for Agricultural Development( IFAD) of the United Nations presenting  on ”Providing Support to Food Value Chain Industrialization: Challenges and Prospects at the 39th NIFST Conference /AGM, Owerri...

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