A study on the significant roles of research in the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals was carried out to analyze the facts and figures gotten through secondary information’s to determine the resultant effect of research in the pursuance of the SDGs. This research explores various opinions of several authors and researchers towards the concept of research in totality. This study gave clear indications that research as a full concept is not a cliché and it is revolving year-in year-out in our contemporary world of interest as the need for human survival on the planet earth gets more prioritized on the agenda of the various sustainability organizations like UNESCO, United Nations, UNEP, IISD. This is the present century’s goal and it is all NGOs and other private parastatals are enjoined to be part of this move as it is a collective effort to seeing its realizations.

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The effects of temperature and time variances on nano-additives treatment of mild steel during machining was presented in this study. Mild steel of 150 kg mass containing 0.56% carbon was charged into the furnace at melting and pouring temperature of 1539 and 1545 °C respectively. Also charged into the furnace with the mild steel were 0.05% max phosphorous and a bit of sulphur. Thereafter, the sample was cooled and annealed at a temperature of 900 °C for 9 h and then cooled to 300 °C of hardening, normalizing and tempering respectively. The treated samples were then soaked with pulverized in palm kernel shell and barium carbonate (20%) energizer at respective temperatures (800, 850, 900 and 950 °C) and time variances (60, 90 and 120 min) in a muffle furnace. The developed tool was tested on a lathe machine to evaluate its performance. The surface and core hardness, wear resistance and toughness were carried out using the hardness tester, Rotopol–V and impact tester respectively. This is essential for predicting the useful life of the tool in service.