The Sheda Science and Technology Complex (SHESTCO) was established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1993 as a multidisciplinary research and development centre, It is located at 70 km from the capital city of Abuja, and is surrounded by beautiful scenery made up of hills and low-lying savannah vegetation. As a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, SHESTCO is headed by a Director-General who also functions as the Chief Executive Officer.
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The operations of the Complex are carried out through two (2) major centres namely: the National Advanced Laboratories and the Nuclear Technology Centre.
There are three National Advanced Laboratories at SHESTCO – a Biotechnology Laboratory, a Chemistry Laboratory and a Physics Laboratory. There is also a Nuclear Technology Centre, which houses a state-of-the-art gamma irradiation facility. The laboratories and centre are served by a workshop, where routine maintenance and fabrication of components take place. The laboratories also share a common library located within the complex. Research at SHESTCO is truly multidisciplinary.
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