LASU CESAR showcases Award winning products at LASRIC Science Fair 1.0

The Lagos State University Centre of Excellence for Sargassum Research (LASU CESAR) was today, Thursday, 9th February, 2023 at the inaugural edition of the Lagos State Science Research Innovation Council  (LASRIC) Science Fair held at the Police College, Ikeja to  showcase it's award winning products adjudged as the overall winner of the Tertiary Institutions Category of the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Expo, Abuja 2023. 

The LASRIC Science Fair 1.0 was organised to encourage and to showcase science innovation projects, ideas, and research breakthroughs from secondary schools and tertiary institutions students in Lagos State. 

The fair was graced by the Commissioner Ministry of Science and Technology, Lagos State Hon. Hakeem Fahm, Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Science and Technology Mr Saheed Balogun, the Chairman LASRIC and immediate past Vice Chancellor Unilag, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Science and Technology, Engnr. Mrs Ibilola Kasunmu, the Director Ministry of Science and Technology and Visiting Scholar LASU CESAR, Dr. Iyabo Philips.

The LASU CESAR Team was represented at the Fair by the Centre Research Secretary, Dr. Ronke Saibu, the Centre Aministrative Secretary, Mrs Victoria Olatunji, A Researcher, Mrs Blessing Nwatulegwu and a staff of the Centre, Miss Titi Rotimi.

The dignitaries who visited LASU CESAR'a stand at the Fair congratulated the Centre for the award, recognition and feat achieved thus far within the short period of existence of the Centre. 

Recalled that the Minister and the State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation had promised to make LASU CESAR the hub for Scientific Innovation. The Centre Leader Distinguished Prof. Martin Anetekhai had recently announced that the Centre is not relenting at all but making frantic effort to make it's impact felt at the  ECOWAS sub region and other African countries by creating wealth, driving economic research and entrepreneurship.