25 July 2026
Universities

UNILAG Professor Highlights Healing Power of African Plants

Professor Gloria Abiodun Ayoola, a pharmaceutical chemist at the University of Lagos, has called for greater exploration of Africa’s rich biodiversity to develop life-saving medicines from indigenous plants. Delivering a lecture at the university, Professor Ayoola explained that plants such as the African walnut, star apple, guava, and bitter leaf contain potent compounds with antioxidant,

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Research

UDUS Discovers Cancer-Curing Plant

A team of researchers at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has identified a local plant extract with potent anti-cancer properties, showing particular effectiveness against glioblastoma multiforme, one of the deadliest brain cancers. Dr Amina Jega, recognised as UDUS’s Best Female STEM Researcher in 2023, said initial screenings in the United States revealed the extract’s ability

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