Nematodes Threaten Nigeria’s Food Security, Professor Warns
A professor at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has warned that plant-parasitic nematodes are causing severe yet often overlooked damage to crops nationwide. Monioluwa Omolara Olaniyi, of NOUN’s Department of Biological Sciences, described the pests as “little known, yet devastating” during the university’s 36th inaugural lecture in Abuja on Thursday. She said nematodes