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NIFST East Central Chapter Pays Courtesy Visit to COOU Vice-Chancellor

A delegation of the Nigeria Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), East Central Chapter (ECC), led by the Chapter Chairman, Apst. Peter Agbata, paid a courtesy visit to the Vice-Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam,...

Proceedings of the 49th Conference and Annual General Meeting (ISOKAN 2025)

49th CONFERENCE MANUSCRIPTS S/N Abstract Code Title Author Page No. FOOD ENGINEERING, POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT, AND MISCELLANEOUS 1 NIFST-IL-25-002 Effect Of Processing Methods On Antioxidant Properties Of Prosopis Seed Chizaram B. Nweke and...

Communique from the 49th NIFST Conference & Annual General Meeting 2025

COMMUNIQUE FROM THE 49TH SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HELD ON 20TH – 24TH OCTOBER, 2025; AT DE PEACE HOTEL & SUITE, ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA The theme for 2025 Scientific Conference...

Paper Presentations @ 49th NIFST Conference & AGM 2025

Coca Cola Section Emerging Technologies for Sugar Reduction & Digital Labeling Delivered by Adebanjo A. Badejo (Professor of Food Science and Technology, The Federal University of Technology, Akure) Keynote Speaker (Prof. Folake Olayinka...

FUTA Inducts 2023/2024 Food Science and Technology Graduates into NIFST

The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), through its Department of Food Science and Technology, held the second induction ceremony of its graduates into the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) on Friday, 22nd August 2025, marking a...

Experts Call for Collaborative Efforts to Strengthen Food Security.

The recent session at the NIFST Lagos Chapter Meeting, hosted by the Mainland Zone, provided valuable insights on strengthening food security through collaboration between academia and food businesses. Dr. Abiodun O. Adebayo-Oyetoro delivered an engaging presentation...

INVITATION TO PARTICIPANTS TO A ONE – DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP ON “DRIVING A CULTURE OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES THROUGH GMP AND HACCP FUNDAMENTALS”

INVITATION TO PARTICIPANTS TO A ONE – DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP ON “DRIVING A CULTURE OF FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES THROUGH GMP AND HACCP FUNDAMENTALS”

The Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), a professional body actively involved in developing and building self-reliant professionals in the Food Industry, Regulatory Agencies, Research and Tertiary Institutions, is organizing a one-day Training...

Nuts are a nutritional powerhouse

Nuts are a nutritional powerhouse

Sadly, for more than half my life, I had avoided some of nature’s most perfect and healthful foods: nuts and peanuts. I had been mistakenly told as a teenager that nuts were fattening and constipating, effects I certainly wanted to avoid. But based on what I have...