LAUTECH receives Engineering equipment from NIBBRI

 

Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NIBRRI), has donated a multi million Naira Engineering Equipment to the Department of Civil Engineering at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso

The Equipment received on behalf of LAUTECH Vice Chancellor, Professor Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy and Development) Professor Tunde Ogunkunle was as a followup to the promise made by the Director General of NBRRI, Professor Samson Duna who fulfilled his promise to donate some equipment to the Department of Civil Engineering, LAUTECH. The development according to the Head, Civil Engineering Department of LAUTECH, Professor Johnson Oluremi stems from synergistic relationship established between the Department and the Institute after ICACCR 2023 Conference organized by Cement and Concrete (CEMCON) Group during which Professor Duna was a Keynote Speaker. 

 

While representatives of the University at the donation included Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and Innovation), Professor Dahud Araromi, Coordinator of CEMCON Group, Professor Akeem Ayinde Raheem, and Professor Solomon. Olalere. Ajamu, with some laboratory technologists The delegates of NBBRI are Engrs Akolade Emmanuel, Aniekpeno Bassey and Taofeek Abdulkareem.

 The NIBRRI staff at the delivery of the equipment  trained some of the Departmental staff on the use of the equipment. The equipment donated are: a High Performance Ultrasonic Concrete Tester, Automatic Sieve Shaker, Automatic water bath, Desiccator cabinet, Gay lussac density bottle, hydrometer and measuring cylinders. The Deputy Vice Chancellor on behalf of the Vice Chancellor and University Management expressed his gratitude to the Director General of NBBRI for fulfilling his promise and also reiterated that this will foster research relationship between the Institute and the University. It was noted that donated equipment will promote and ease of doing some necessary Laboratory Practicals to boost impartation of knowledge to students of Civil Engineering.

 

Olalekan Fadeyi

Deputy Registrar (Public Relations),

Directorate of Vice Chancellor's Office,

LAUTECH,

Ogbomoso