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RMRDC ESTABLISHES TOXICOLOGY INFORMATION CENTRE (TIC) IN ABUJA

Towards tackling the hazards associated with exposure to harmful substances by raw materials producers and processors, including miners in the country and saving lives within the manufacturing sector and others, The Raw Materials Research and Development...

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RMRDC, ISDB IN TECHNICAL COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES VALUE CHAIN IN NIGERIA

As part of efforts to arrest capital flight and conserve the nation’s dwindling foreign reserves through imported fruits juice concentrates, vegetables et all, and cash into the ever expanding global fruits and vegetables market- today valued...

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RMRDC FOI COMMITTEE UNDERGO 2- DAY CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

RMRDC FOI COMMITTEE UNDERGO 2- DAY CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT DATE: OCTOBER 10-11, 2023 @ OBASANJO SPACE CENTRE, AIRPORT ROAD, ABUJA.

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PRESIDENT MOHAMMADU BUHARI COMMISSIONS RMRDC TECHNOLOGICAL AND INNOVATION COMPLEX

It is the dawn of a new era in the nation’s raw materials processing ecosystem as Fmr. President Muhammadu Buhari commissions the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Prof. H. D. Ibrahim Technology and Innovation Complex in...

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RMRDC PARTICIPATES AT NIGERIA BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE IN THE USA

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) was part of the delegation of the Federal Government to the just concluded US-Africa Leaders’ Summit organized by the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) as part of efforts to boost foreign...

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HISTORY BECKONS AS RMRDC, OTHERS MOVE TO SAVE NIGERIA N30 TRILLION THROUGH ADDITIVIE MANUFACTURING

Nigeria spent over two trillion naira yearly importing tools and equipment which were being made possible by 3D designs. The stakeholders have argued that by developing capacity and deploying 3D technology skills and designs in manufacturing over...

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KOREA OPTS TO PARTNER NIGERIA ON TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR RAW MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT FOR EXPORT

Talks are in high gear to fine tune the processes for a bilateral programme on technology transfer between Korea and Nigeria for the development of raw materials in Nigeria for export. This much became apparent when the RMRDC DG, Professor Hussaini...

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RMRDC DG HOSTS ITALY-NIGERIA BUSSINESS ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR AT RMRDC HEADQUARTERS

 In what may appear as a groundbreaking development to improve the quality and standards of the Nigerian raw materials, the Director-General of the raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Professor Hussaini Doko Ibrahim recievd...

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COMSTECH –NIGERIA S&T COOPERATION

OIC’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), Islamabad Pakistan in collaboration of Government of Federal Republic of Nigeria has launched COMSTECH – Nigeria S&T Cooperation Program. Under the program,...

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SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) FOR THE EXECUTION OF YEAR 2023 PROJECTS

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION RAW MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, NO. 17 AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA  SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) FOR THE EXECUTION OF YEAR 2023 PROJECTS 1.0         ...

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RMRDC: ANCHORING NIGERIA’S NON-OIL EXPORT POTENTIALS FOR WEALTH CREATION

As the nation’s focal point for the development and utilization of its vast raw materials, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC)’s rise to reckoning came to the fore in view of its positive impact on the nation’s...

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COMPETITION ON PROCESS EQUIPMENT DESIGN FOR CORPS MEMBERS

The Raw Materials research and development council in collaboration with National Youth Service Corps Foundation is hosting a competition for corps members on process equipment design, commercialization and entrepreneurship. Guidelines for candidate...

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PROFESSOR H. D. IBRAHIM: DRIVING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH RAW MATERIALS SOURCING

A portrait of a silent achiever The Raw Materials research and Development Council (RMRDC) is today Nigeria’s focal point on local sourcing of industrial raw materials by the making of one man whose vision for the country, Nigeria can be classified...

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NIGERIAN APEX MANUFACTURING BODY MOVES TO STREGHTEN TIES WITH RMRDC ON LOCAL SOURCING

From every indication, efforts by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) aimed at improving raw materials availability in the country as inputs to industries to boost local manufacturing and productivity, appears to have found...

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PROFESSOR HUSSAINI DOKO IBRAHIM: BLAZING A TRAIL IN LOCAL RAW MATERIALS SOURCING IN NIGERIA

It was in the early 80s and with a population of nearly 180 million, and a GDP of less than $2000, the Nigerian federal government and its organized private sector (OPS) required a better deal and were keen to reing in a sliding micro and macro economyindex. The...

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RMRDC INNAUGURATES RESOURCE CENTER TO BOOST INVESTMENT IN NIGER STATE

With over 200 million population, and a land mass of almost 4000 square kilometres, Nigeria operates a resource-based economy that is driven by the exploitation of natural resources. As part of its effort to compete in the global race to invest in...

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PROF IBRAHIM- WALKING THE TALK IN RAW MATERIALS SOURCING

Few – if any – public servants have had as great an impact on the nation’s economic recovery and industrialization growth effort as Professor Hussaini Doko Ibrahim, the 5th substantive Director General and Chief Executive Officer...

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RMRDC ESTABLISHES RICE PROCESSING PLANT IN KWAKUTI, NIGER STATE

As part of efforts to promote the value chain potentials of Nigeria’s Agro commodities and commit to food security agenda of the federal government, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), has commissioned a high grade Rice...

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RMRDC CNSL PLANT: BOOSTING THE CASHEW INDUSTRIAL VALUE CHAIN FOR ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND SUSTAINABILITY

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) appears to be forging ahead and taking its raw materials import substitution and deletion programme to another level, when it commissioned a high grade Cashew Nut Shell Liquid Processing...

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RMRDC, ECOWAS TO DEVELOP INDUSTRIAL POTENTIALS OF LIVESTOCK-SLAUGHTER WASTE

Going by the proposed partnership between the RMRDC and ECOWAS, Nigeria is set to witness a boom in the livestock and abattoir subsector with the plan to set up cottage industries for processing of livestock waste materials in to viable product in...

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RMRDC, DTCA TO PARTNER ON RAW MATERIALS VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

As part of efforts to promote the development and optimal utilization of the abundant raw materials in Nigeria in particular and Africa in general, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is collaborating with the Directorate of...

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CUBA URGES RMRDC’S PARTNERSHIP ON COVID-19

Efforts by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) to promote the local manufacture of vaccines against the deadly COVID -19 pandemic received a boost through the request for partnership on the development of raw materials active...

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RMRDC, INTERCEDD, TO SET UP PLANT FOR LOVASTATIN PRODUCTION

As part of efforts to support the nation’s pharmaceutical industry through the commercialisation of research findings by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) partnering with International Center for Ethnomedicine and Drug...

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RMRDC DG REAFFIRMS COUNCIL'S DETERMINATION TO REVIVE TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

The Director-General, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Hussaini Doko Ibrahim, has reaffirmed the Council’s determination to revamp the ailing textile industry in Nigeria, as a major source of employment and revenue...

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RMRDC, PTDF TO ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP TO BOOST LOCAL CONTENT UTILIZATION IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRY

Determined to end the unending dependence on imported raw materials for the petroleum and gas industry in Nigeria and raise competences within the industry for their local production, the Raw Materials Development and Research Council (RMRDC) and...

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RMRDC LEADING INNOVATIONS FOR FOOD SECURITY, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

RMRDC has opened a talk with the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) on agricultural materials and land development on possible partnership. The DG, RMRDC Prof. Hussani Doko Ibrahim who made this known when Director General National...

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DICON SEEKS PARTNERSHIP WITH RMRDC FOR BASIC RAW MATERIALS SUPPLY

As part of efforts to address the shortfall in the supply of basic raw materials for the manufacture of military hardware and armaments occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) seeks partnership with...

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RMRDC TO PARTNER NASARAWA STATE ON INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY FOR SALT PROCESSING, STI EDUCATION

The Director-General, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Professor Hussaini Doko Ibrahim, has said the Council will continue to partner with state governments in the country to develop STI infrastructure in educational institutions...

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RMRDC TO PARTNER BAUCHI STATE GOVERNMENT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

The Raw Materials Research and Development (RMRDC) is set to partner with the Bauchi State government for the development of the abundant mineral resources in the state. The Director-General, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC),...

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RMRDC IN TALKS WITH NASARAWA STATE GOVERNMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF SOLID MINERALS

As part of efforts towards the development of the nation’s industrial solid minerals sector as sources of raw materials supply to critical industries in the country, the Raw   Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has...

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RMRDC TO COLLABORATE WITH NIGERIA COMMODITY EXCHANGE (NCX) ON RAW MATERIALS SUPPLY CHAIN

As part of efforts to promote the production and supply of commodity based industrial raw materials for use by manufacturers in the country, the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is set to partner with the Nigeria Commodity Exchange...

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADVISES ON MANUFACTURING FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Federal Government of Nigeria has identified manufacturing by local industries as a key to economic sustainability and growth. This assertion was made by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo while declaring...

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RMRDC, IBB UNIVERSITY TO PARTNER ON AGRO AND MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is to strengthen its partnership with Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) Lapai on Agro commodities and Minerals Development in Nigeria. The Director General RMRDC, Professor Hussaini...

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RMRDC TO PARTNER WITH AMERICAN COMPANY AND NIGER STATE GOVERNMENT ON DEVELOPMENT OF SUGAR BEET

The DG Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. Hussaini Doko Ibrahim said the Council has developed three diverse value chain from Sorghum; Ethanol which is the basic raw material for the production of sanitizers, Glucose syrup,...

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RMRDC TO PARTNER WITH ABU ON PRODUCTION OF PPE'S

As economies of the world race at break-neck speed to pull together appropriate and effective therapeutic responses to the growing COVID19 pandemic, the Raw Materials Research and  Development Council, is set to partner with the Ahamadu Bello...

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NIGERIA, CHINA PARTNER TO ESTABLISH TECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN NIGERIA

The Raw Material Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the China-Arab States Technology Centre (DASTIC) to boost Science, Technology and Innovation in Nigeria. The Minister of Science and Technology,...

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16TH RIGAN GAMES FESTIVAL - RMRDC WINS BIG

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) contingents to the just concluded 16TH Research Institutes Games Association of Nigeria (RIGAN) tagged “Ota 2019” won a total of 7 medals. The games ended with RMRDC winning 2...

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1ST RMRDC AND STAKEHOLDERS MEETING ON HALAL CERTIFICATION FOR NIGERIAN PRODUCTS

The Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, RMRDC, Dr. HussainiDoko Ibrahim on Wednesday 6th February, 2019 Chaired a stakeholders meeting with some stakeholders the Council is collaborating with to champion HALAL...

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RMRDC EMBARKS ON PROJECT TO FIGHT COVID-19

The RMRDC Director-General, Prof. H. D. Ibrahim mentioned that the Agency has embarked on Projects of economic sustainability to help stem the COVID-19 pandemic.  During a presentation made by him at the joint meeting of the Federal Ministry...

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RMRDC TRAINS BEANS FARMERS ON AGRONOMICS BEST PRACTICES

The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), organized a training workshop on the agronomic best practices and control of Biological and chemical contaminants in Nigeria beans (cowpea). The workshop was held at the National Agricultural...

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ODUDUWA STUDENTS HONOURS RMRDC BOSS

The Director-General, Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Prof. H. D. Ibrahim has been honored with a Merit Award and Certification of Credence by the National Association of Oduduwa Student in diaspora, as an ‘Ambassador...

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DG RMRDC, PROFESSOR HUSSAINI DOKO IBRAHIM RECEIVES NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AWARD -MR. CHUKS NGAHA & IBRAHIM MUHAMMAD

   DG, RMRDC, Professor Hussaini Doko Ibrahim, receives certificate of the National Productivity Order of Merit award (NPOMA)by the National Productivity from SGF, from secretary to Government of the federation, Boss Mustapha who represented...

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ICPC INAUGURATES ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY UNIT IN RMRDC - 6TH MAY 2019

The Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council has been inaugurated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Abuja. The inauguration of the unit...

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HMST INAUGURATES RMRDC PHASE II OFFICE COMPLEX & RESOURCE CENTER IN ABUJA- 30TH APRIL 2019

The Honorable Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has commissioned the ultra-modern PHASE II Office complex and a new state-of-the art Resource Center of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC). Dr.Onu said that...

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RMRDC HOLDS 1ST STAKEHOLDERS INVESTMENT FORUM ON LEATHER AND LEATHER DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

. Dr. HussainiDoko Ibrahim,The Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, RMRDC, on Thursday 7th February, 2019 hosted the 1st Stakeholders Investment Forum on Leather and Leather Development. The representative of the...

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RMRDC HOSTS HANDS-ON-TRAINING WORKSHOP ON SOLAR PANEL ASSEMBLING

The Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development, RMRDC, Dr. HussainiDoko Ibrahim in furtherance of the Council’s efforts to ensure that it fulfills its mandate of developing the nation’s raw materials by providing proper...

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