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RMRDC AI RESEARCH ASSISTANT
In alignment with the Council’s mandate to promote industrial research, innovation, and technological development, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), through its Special Digital Automation Unit (SDAU), developed and deployed...
January 2025
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RAW MATERIALS INNOVATION CHALLENGE (RMIC)
The Raw Materials Innovation Challenge (RMIC) is conceived as a strategic platform to unlock and showcase the innovative potential inherent within RMRDC staff. Open to all personnel, irrespective of discipline or grade, the RMIC is designed to...
September 2025
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AMENDMENT OF RMRDC ACT THROUGH THE `BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ACT, 2022 TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA’S LOCAL MANUFACTURI
A programme reinforcing the Nigeria First Policy of President Bola Tinubu’s administration and aimed at legislating a mandatory minimum of 30% value addition to Nigeria’s local raw materials before export. Project Location:FCT Abuja 90%...
October 2024
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SURVEY/DATABASE ON CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, VENDORS AND MARKETERS IN NIGERIA
To carry out a survey and develop a database of Chemical distributors, Vendors and Marketers to provide market linkage for ease of supply to industrial users. To coordinate the marketers under one umbrella for safety and security in chemical...
August 2025
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ERP SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT
The RMRDC Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Deployment is a strategic digital transformation initiative designed to improve efficiency, transparency, accountability, automation, record accuracy, cost-effectiveness, and productivity across the...
June 2024
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PRODUCTION OF ECO-FRIENDLY ADHESIVES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The project aims to develop and characterize bio-based adhesives from renewable materials—specifically, starch sourced from finger millet & sweet potatoes, and gelatin from hides—modified with sustainable synthetic polymers, such as polylactic...
August 2025
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DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL PAIN RELIEVER (ANALGESIC ) AS AN API FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY FROM AN INDIGENOUS PLANT XIMENIA AMERICANA
The research involves the development of a novel analgesic drug derived from Ximenia americana, an organic source with known side effect. The research includes Extraction of bioactive compounds, in-vivo and invitro analyses and isolation of pure...
January 2024
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DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF POLYURETHANE FOAM USING MODIFIED CASTOR OIL AS POLYOL SUBSTITUTE
This project focuses on the modification of castor oil for use as a polyol in the production of polyurethane foam Polyol for Polyurethane (PU) foam can be produced from castor oil as a substitute for imported polyols by chemically modifying the oil to...
October 2025
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COLLECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF DIATOMITE FROM SELECTED SITES
Date of Implementation 2nd Quarter Project Location Bauchi, Gombe, Borno and Yobe Status/Level of completion The characterization of Diatomite is 75% completed
April 2025
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FORMULATION AND PRODUCTION OF CRACK FILING MIXTURE USING CHITOSAN MATERIAL.
Date of Implementation 3rd Quarter, 2025 Project Location FCT Status/Level of completion The project is 50% achieved (on-going)
July 2025
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CHARACTERIZATION OF NIGERIAN K-FELDSPAR FOR THE FOR THE FILLERS/EXTENDERS INDUSTRY
Date of Implementation 3rd Quarter Project Location Kogi, Benue, Oyo, Bauchi, Nasarawa and Kano, Plateau, Gombe and Taraba Status/Level of completion Project is on-going (50% done)
July 2025
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WASTE TO FUEL: LABORATORY SCALE BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM CASSAVA PEELS
This research and development initiative explored the technical viability of producing bioethanol at laboratory scale using cassava peels—a highly abundant agro-waste material in Nigeria. With the country’s cassava output surpassing 59 million...
January 2025
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Our Awards & Recognition
FMST SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION EXPOSITION SERIES: A HISTORY OF AWARDS FOR RMRDC HMST, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu presents a plaque to DG/CEO, RMRDC,Prof Hussaini Doko Ibrahimat FMST Science, Technolo...