The Imperatives for a Virile Chemical Industry in Nigeria
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I give thanks to the Almighty God for His grace to be alive today and to deliver the 13 Inaugural Lecture of this University, rated and acclaimed the best amongst all the Universities in Nigeria. I am glad to be identified with the University at this point in time and, in particular to deliver a Lecture which will mark the first of a series of Inaugural Lectures in the term of Prof. I. F. Adu, as Vice-Chancellor of the University. I hope the subject of my Lecture, namely “the Imperative for a Virile Chemical Industry in Nigeria” will be of sufficient appeal to the respectable audience gathered here today and that I would address the fundamental issues which it evokes. I have found the subject of particular interest not only because I am a chemist but also because of the profound role that the chemical industry well situated can play in the industrialization process of any country.
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