Dr Ajai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria. He has his PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria (2011) and his MSc Industrial Chemistry from University of Benin, Nigeria (1994). He has been teaching Food/Industrial processing related courses for the past 19 years in the Department. He was the Departmental Postgraduate Programme Coordinator from 2015 to 2017. He is a member of the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) and Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria (ICCON). He is a member of the Federal University of Technology Minna, Directorate of Research Innovation and Development (DRID) Research Proposal evaluation committee. He is a member of the African Centre of Excellence for Mycotoxins and Food Safety and the Research team leader of the Heavy Metals and Pesticide Residues Unit of the Centre, member editorial board of the International Journal of Food Nutrition and Safety, and a reviewer for different International Journals. His researches focus on food and water/wastewater analysis with special attention on identification and remediation of toxic heavy metals and other carcinogenic toxicants in raw and processed foods, water, and wastewater using different analytical techniques with a view to improving on the food safety and ensuring that quality and safe water are available to the consumer and the country in general. He has supervised and co-supervised over twenty (20) postgraduate students. He has over twenty-five (25) publications in various International peer-reviewed Journals.
