Chemistry: A Viable Tool for Achieving the SDGs

The 5th ACS Nigeria International Chemical Sciences Chapter Symposium, Sokoto 2020, was held March 1-4, 2020. The event, with the theme “Chemistry: A Viable Tool for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,” featured keynote and plenary lectures, award presentations, technical and poster sessions, a cocktail party, and the Annual General Meeting of the chapter. More than 300 local and international participants from academia, student communities, industries, inter-government ag...
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Festival of Chemistry held on September 5, 2015 at International Conference Centre Abuja, Nigeria

The ACS Nigeria Chapter in collaboration with the ACS Office of International Activitiesorganized and hosted the 2015 Festival of Chemistry in Abuja, Nigeria. The festival was heldat the Abuja International Conference Centre, Abuja. The festival was the first activity to beorganized by the ACS Nigeria Chapter, the first to be hosted in Africa and the seventh globallyafter Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Puerto Rico and China. Participants at the festival included the Permanent Secretary, Federal...
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Showcasing Chemistry as a Central Science

Festival of chemistry returned for its third unique time in Nigeria to deliver exciting and engaging science-based activities to pupils, high school students and the society at large. The 2018 program “Southern Nigeria Festival of Chemistry” had as its theme – Showcasing chemistry as a central aimed at motivating the pupils and students to pursue careers in the chemical sciences through series of hands-on experiments (see appendix 1 & 2). The festival was held at the Civil Service Audi...
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5th Annual Symposium of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Nigeria International Sciences Chapter – Sokoto 2020

INTRODUCTION The 5th annual symposium of American Chemical Society (ACS), Nigeria International Sciences Chapter  (Sokoto 2020), with the theme: “Chemistry: A viable tool for achieving the Sustainable Development  Goals” was held from 1st – 4th March, 2020 at the Auditorium (Red Carpet), Sokoto State University,  Sokoto, Nigeria.  MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES Members of the LOC were drawn from the five (5) co-hosting institutions. They are...
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Sustainable Chemistry: Eco-innovation for Equitable Societies and Industries

REPORT ON THE ACS NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL SCIENCES CHAPTER 2018 ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM INTRODUCTIONThe 2018 Annual Symposium of the ACS Nigeria International Chemical Sciences Chapter was held at the Le Meridien Hotel & Ibom Golf Resort, Uyo, March 4-6, 2018. The symposium was held on the theme: ‘Sustainable Chemistry: Eco-innovation for Equitable Societies and Industries.” The objectives of the symposium were:• To initiate a process to give sustainable chemistry initiatives and start...
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