NSCHE Unilag
Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers Unilag
Year Established
1973
Historic foundation
Active Membership
680+ Active Students
Active student engineers
Current President
Adeoye David Ayomide
2026/2027 Session
Institutional Scope
NSChE UNILAG
Faculty of Engineering
About NSCHE Unilag
Established in 1973 by Professor Ayo Francis Ogunye (Nigeria's first Chemical Engineering professor at age 36), the Department of Chemical Engineering underpins the nation's petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and agro-allied sectors. The department is uniquely supported by the Professor Ayo Ogunye Trust Fund (PAFOTFUL), which has grown to hundreds of millions of Naira, funding massive research grants in green technology, bioplastics, and hybrid photocatalysis for pollution control.
The Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE) UNILAG Chapter, maintaining close ties with the national secretariat (located right at UNILAG), is a highly structured organization. Its flagship event is The ART (Academic & Resource Team) Grand Finale, an intense intellectual competition drawing universities across the state. The 2026 edition, themed "Chemical Engineering at the Intersection of Energy and Innovation," featured heavyweight corporate backing from Amazon Energy and NNEC. NSChE UNILAG also fosters remarkable ecological innovation, with student teams winning awards for "Project FLOAT" (a floating biogas latrine). Demonstrating elite leadership, recent graduates like Idrees Idrees served as NSChE President while graduating as the Best Graduating Student of Chemical Engineering in 2026.
Flagship Programs & Events
Key conferences, hackathons, and activities organized by NSChE
The ART Grand Finale
Academic & Resource Team inter-university competition backed by Amazon Energy and NNEC.
Project FLOAT Clean-Tech
Pioneering ecological project engineering floating biogas latrines for sustainable sanitation.
Annual Ogunye Memorial Lecture
Keynote industry lecture discussing petrochemical transition, green catalysts, and hydrogen energy.
Core Disciplines & Focus Areas
Interested in collaborating with NSChE?
Reach out to the executive committee or explore opportunities across the 10 departments and 6 sub-bodies of the University of Lagos Engineering Society.