A professor from Covenant University, Akan Williams, has called on the Nigerian government to control the use of antibiotics in farming to protect public health. Speaking at the university’s 34th Inaugural Lecture in Ota, Ogun State, Williams warned that some poultry farmers secretly add antibiotics to animal feed. This is because some farmers do not
Dr Chukwuma Great Udensi, a Nigerian microbiologist and Ph.D student at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, U.S., has warned about the threat of antibiotic resistance in Nigeria. He noted that the issue can affect the country’s healthcare system, productivity, and economy. Udensi stressed that unchecked, it would reduce the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by
Dr Maureen Achebe, Clinical Director of Haematology Services at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has highlighted the latest solutions to sickle cell disease, which affects approximately 150,000 Nigerian newborns annually, making Nigeria the country with the highest incidence of the disease. She made this known on June 10 while delivering a public lecture on ‘The Evolving
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) gave a drug called Azithromycin to more than four million children in Nigeria. This is part of an extensive study aimed at reducing child deaths. The study, called SARMAAN, focuses on children aged one to 11 months in places where many babies die. On Tuesday, NIMR’s Director of
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, Dr Sadiq Mohammed, an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, urged the Federal Government to strengthen Nigeria’s environmental protection laws to safeguard public health and improve life expectancy. In an interview in Abuja, Dr Mohammed expressed concern about the widespread pollution of water bodies, the indiscriminate use
Executive Director of Lead-Out Irene Okon has called on Nigerians to embrace reading as a life-saving habit that can drive personal and national progress. Lead-Out is a non-profit focused on improving education and literacy among public and low-income secondary school students. While speaking at a student-focused event, she called to mark the 2025 World Book
