CEFTER’S STUDENT WINS ACE-IMPACT STUDENT INNOVATION RESEARCH AWARD 2022
A Master’s student of Food Chemistry in the Centre for Food Technology and Research Benue State University Makurdi, Ms. YONGOIKYO KUMAWUESE ABIGAIL has been named the winner of the 20222 ACE Impact student innovation research award.
The award is in recognition of exceptional research with both scientific and societal value undertaken by 300 students from 53 African Centers of Excellence. It takes into account practical and long term impact of the research conducted and its impact in the region’s most critical priority areas.
The research work was supervised by Dr. Sylvester Adejo on the topic, FORMULATION OF INFANT FOOD WITH FORTIFIED MANGO FRUIT FLOUR.
Responding to the news, CEFTER Director and Centre Leader congratulated Ms Abigail and the supervisor of the research work Dr.Adejo and the entire CEFTER Team for their commitment to excellence describing the feat as a consequence of diligence and hard work.

Consequently, Miss Abigail is to attend the 8th ACE IMPACT Regional Workshop to be held in Gambia from 14-18th November 2022. The student will receive the award alongside the Centre Leader and other Center representatives on the sponsorship of The Association of African Universities AAU