The Executive Director (ED) of the Institute, Dr. Patrick Adebola had an interactive meeting with the scientists on January 17, 2022 during the Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) Congress. The ED appreciated all and expressed gratitude over the full resumption of the staff after the protracted national industrial action. He assured the staff of the payment of outstanding resettlement allowances of those transferred to the substation from January, 2023. He equally cheered the staff with the news of increased overhead of the Institute’s allocation; equally heartwarming was the commencement of the execution of the “TRACE” project the Institute won with other partners. The ED promised to organise promotion examination exercise for qualified staff soonest. The scientists appreciated the ED heartily and promised to work with him to move the Institute forward.