Fourteen pharmacists have been inducted as Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy at its 2025 Annual General Meeting, held at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. The event also featured a valedictory session in honour of the late Chief Oludolapo Akinkugbe, the academy’s founding president and a pioneer in the pharmaceutical industry. NAPHARM
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has introduced new AI-powered devices designed to transform the face of healthcare in Africa. The products, created under the school’s spin-off company OAK.io, include the X55 smartphone and the FitBand X1 smartwatch. Both gadgets come with built-in artificial intelligence tools that can be used for healthcare checks, crop monitoring, and even
Yobe State University has announced a breakthrough in dementia research, having collected over 1,100 blood and biopsy samples in what is described as the first large-scale dementia cohort study in northern Nigeria. The project, run by the university’s Biomedical Science Research and Training Centre (BioRTC), also feeds into Africa’s first open-access stem cell biobank. Professor
Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has inducted 86 new professionals into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) as part of its efforts to advance healthcare through innovation and excellence. Speaking at the 13th induction ceremony, held at the university’s 600-seater Medical School Auditorium, the Guest Lecturer and Professor of Chemical Pathology and Toxicology,
Tosin Alabi, an MBA student at Syracuse University, has developed an innovative solution to address the growing global issue of diabetic foot ulcers. Inspired by the painful experience of watching her father have diabetes, Alabi has developed a pair of “smart socks” that use wireless sensors to detect early signs of diabetic foot ulcers, potentially
