The National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) is a parastatal under Nigeria Federal Ministry of Science and Technology. It is located in Basawa, Zaria, Kaduna State.
The institute presently has four research departments involved in renewable energy research, catalysis, and treatment of industrial effluent waste.
The departments are :
NARICT's laboratories contain analytical equipment such as GCMS, AAS, LCMS, BET surface area analyzer, DTGA, SEM, FTIR and HPLC to name a few.
The Current Director General/CEO of the institute is Professor Jeff Barminas. Formally resuming office on 27 May 2017.