PROLAUTECH

Convinced that the nation needs peace and cooperation to seek the face of God to have peace and especially overcome insurgency in Nigeria, now more than ever before, members of LAUTECH Muslim Community (LMC) at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, have extended hands of friendship to their Christian counterparts by inviting them to the Ramadan Lecture 1447, holding on Wednesday 4th March, 2026 at the 1200 Lecture Theater, LAUTECH Main Campus, Ogbomoso. Titled: Poverty Eradication in Islamic Perspective, the Lecture to be addressed by Professor AbdulHafiz Oladosu of the Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, University of Ibadan, starts at 11:00a.m prompt  Chief Imam of LAUTECH Muslim Community, Professor AndulWahab Tijani said the Lecture was designed to be a pure academic programme and benefit all, irrespective of religious leaning.

Renowned researcher and eminent scholar in the field of Physical and Environmental Chemistry at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Professor Olugbenga Solomon Bello, has called for a policy to encourage conversion of agricultural wastes to wealth to boost the economy of the Nigerian nation. Delivering the 10th Lecture of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences of the University, titled: Valorization of Agricultural Wastes: A Resource for Environmental Remediation and Wealth Creation”,  Olugbenga Bello posited that valorization of agricultural wastes is a significant avenue for wealth creation through transforming discarded materials into valuable products such as biofuels, organic fertilizers, animal feeds and biomaterials, thereby generating new revenue streams, creating jobs, and reducing environmental pollution. According to him, converting waste to wealth is a paradigm shift from a traditional linear economy (“take, make, dispose”) to a sustainab...