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ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGISTS OF NIGERIA (ASLTON)

About Us


The Association (ASLTON) is multifaceted consisting of HND, SLT graduates, refers to as Laboratory Technologist and Degree holders also refers to as Laboratory Scientist including holders of higher degrees (PgD, Masters and PhDs).


ASLTON members are practitioners engaged in various job descriptions which including Civil Service, Teaching, Research and Science/Technology laboratories in Schools, Institutions, Corporations, Ministries/Agencies, paramedics, health and related industries.


At the moment, ASLTON has ninety-one (91) branches spread across the country with Two (2) Council representatives elected/selected from each of the six geo-political zones of the federation into the NISLT Governing Council.


The ASLTON National Executive committee consists of; The national President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, National General Secretary, Assistant National General Secretary, National Treasurer, National Financial Secretary, National Public Relations Officer, National Auditor and the immediate Past President and immediate Past Secretary as Ex-Officio 1 & 2 respectively. In case the incumbent President is re-elected, the immediate past president remains as the ex-officio.


ASLTON National Executive committee are elected by ASLTON states and branches delegate at the Biennial Delegate Congress (BDC) for period of three (3) years from the date of inauguration.


ASLTON ran for six years (2003-2009) under the governance of NISLT led by Dr. Folorunso Ijabone who was then the NISLT Director- General and NISLT Council during a season tagged as "Transition and Transformation moment" from NISLT branches, states and zones to ASLTON branches, states, zones and finally national when the election was conducted to birth an elected national executive committee (NEC) led by persons holding the highest rank (FELLOW) of the profession. The NEC leadership chart is as reflected below;