
Research
PRODA carry out a systematic process of investigation and inquiry designed to expand knowledge, solve problems, or discover new information through data collection, analysis, and interpretation in relevant fields.

Development
Our (R&D) is tailored to a structured, creative effort aimed at improving existing products, processes, or creating new ones by exploring innovative ideas, conducting experiments, and testing hypotheses for the benefits of the mankind.

Engineering
Here at PRODA there is application of scientific and mathematical principles to design, create, and optimize practical solutions, systems, or products, addressing societal needs and challenges across various domains.
Departments in PRODA
Each department is structured into divisions that facilitate the achievement of the programmes of the department. Within each programmme are various projects and activities which are tailored towards achieving the overall mandate of the Institute. Research and Development Projects/Programmes undertaken by the Institute have been dictated largely by one or more of the following:
- Ministerial/Government directives.
- Actual requests/drives from the industry
- Individual OPS contract(s).
- Collaborating Establishments (especially Universities and Tertiary Institutions);
- Internal reflections of set Government national development priorities;
- Internal needs. (To solve specific problems).
The following are our Departments:

Introduction to PRODA
PRODA’s engagement in innumerable demand-driven research, over the last 40 years, has led to innovative breakthroughs and made tremendous impact diverse sectors of the economy – agro-allied, construction, chemical, energy, metallurgical, electrical/electronic, automotive, ceramics, etc.
Through collaborations and partnerships, PRODA has established cottage industries in various communities, and supervised over one thousand (1000) Constituency Projects from which over four hundred thousand jobs have been created nationwide. Though these performance indicators have demonstrated the Institute’s capacity to mass produce, and commercialize, the products of research and development, much still has to be done to successfully commercialize these findings and make them competitive locally and globally.
Latest News
Tour With Chinese Investors At PRODA
The DG/CEO Engr Dr Peter Okwudilichukwu Ogbobe in his continuous/unrelenting efforts to return PRODA to it's former glory and make it one of the leading research Institute in the world, have sort out partners, collaborators and or investors both locally and...
2nd Quarter Ministerial Servicom Meeting 2024
An interactive section of Ministerial Servicom Committee stakeholders meeting for Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The meeting geared towards the way forward to improve staff development.
Successful Technology and Innovation EXPO 2024 Participation
The 8th Edition of Technology and Innovation Expo 2024 was held in Abuja, Nigeria from the 11th of March, 2024 - 15th of March, 2024. PRODA participated in this Techno Expo and excelled in flying colours. From our amiable Director General to the Staff Members,...
From The DG’s Desk

To develop physical and interllectual infrastructures in order to ascend to a globally inclusive Research Organization that creates, dissipates and conserves cutting edge knowledge which will spur inventions, interventions and innovations that will technologically transform our nation and increase the scale of high quality and high impact research that contributes to economic vitality, sustainability and the quality of life in our country.