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   A team of monitors from Tertiary Education Fund (TETFund) that visited the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has expressed satisfaction with the pace of work of beneficiaries of the National Research Fund, dispensed the Fund. Led by Professor Chidi Okereke, the team said it found the researchers' works and the equipment with which they conduct their researches okay. "We are not to rate their works but we are pleased with what we have found here and shall make our reports on this available to the leadership of TETFund. Earlier in his welcome address to the team, Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Professor Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu praised the leadership of TETFund for the unquantifiable assistance that it has brought to higher education in the country. Represented by former Director of Academic Planning of the Institution, Professor Adedayo Adegbola, the VC said LAUTECH will continue to play according to the rule of the game even as it recommits...

 The Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, has received yet another set of equipment from a well wisher of the Faculty. Receiving the equipment, which is a set of LED digital Projector on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu, Dean of the Faculty, Professor Olusope Alade said such kind gestures are appreciated because of its contributions to deepening of knowledge.  The equipment donated by the Oyo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Professor Dahud Kehinde Sagodoyin, was delivered to the Faculty by a delegate headed by the Acting Rector of the Ibadan Polytechnic, Dr. Taiwo Abideen Lasisi. He said the Vice Chancellor on behalf of the Governing Council of the Institution "appreciates the gift and will continue to cherish partnerships aimed at making us better in what we do." Olalekan Fadeyi Deputy Registrar (Public Relations), Directorate of Vice Chancellor's Office, LAU...

  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 inclu...

      To close the week, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has been declared winner of the maiden edition of the Hack4Livestock Hackathon cometition which held in Abuja between May 19and 22, 2025.  The National event was organized by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy through the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA).   LAUTECH’s team, tagged "Team Agro-Alliance," comprised of Saka Muhammed (Mechanical Engineering), Olusanya Ayodeji (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), and Ojoawo Rosemary (Electrical and Electronics Engineering); and was mentored Director Of Emerging Skills and Technologies of the University, Professor Tesleem. Babatunde Asafa. The team competed against 10 other teams from across the country, but it stood out with a groundbreaking technological solution designed to addres...

  Don canvasses legal framework on Cardiovascular care in Nigeria   Renowned scholar in Cardiovascular Medicine at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Professor Adeseye Abiodun Akintunde, has charged the Nigerian Government     to develop and enact legal framework for policies that will enhance cardiovascular care in the country.   Presenting the 64 th Inaugural Lecture of the University on the topic The Heart and Its Venomous Whispers of Disorders: Sieving the Wheat from the Chaff, he also observed that Government has to take decisive steps towards integrating regular screening for Cardiovascular risk factors and taking for dietary control, strict controls of drugs and substances, banning smoking, regulation of alcohol and energy drinks, control of air pollution and ensuring occupational safety for prevention of CVD in Nigeria to ensure a healthier population, as well as development of strategic partnerships between critical s...

 This is to remind all members of the University Community and their friends far and near to make plans to attend the 64th Inaugural Lecture of the University coming up on Thursday May 22, 2025. Topic: The Heart and its venomous whisper of Disorder: Sieving the Wheat from the Chaff. Venue: The Great Hall, LAUTECH Main Campus, Ogbomoso Time: 12 Noon The Lecture will be delivered by Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Adeseye Abiodun Akintunde. Please note that Free Medical Screening exercise including blood pressure, body mass index and blood Blood sugar check among others precede the lecture between 10am -12pm, at the Great Hall basement. Olalekan Fadeyi Deputy Registrar (Public Relations), Directorate of Vice Chancellor's Office,  LAUTECH, OGBOMOSO

  The Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, has announced the 9th in the series of its Faculty lecture holding on Tuesday 3rd June, 2025 at The Hall, LAUTECH main campus, Ogbomoso at 12 noon prompt. The lecture titled "Environmental Toxicants: The Unseen, the Unavoidable, and the Unforgiving Threats to Life" will be delivered by a Professor of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Prof. Olusegun Kayode Afolabi of the Department of Biochemistry of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. The lecture which will be chaired by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Razaq Olatunde Rom Kalilu promises to be stimulating to x-ray the adversaries of toxic materials on human health. Olalekan Fadeyi Deputy Registrar (Public Relations, Directorate of Vice Chancellor's Office, LAUTECH, OGBOMOSO.