Efforts at curbing the menace of malaria fever received a boast, going by the recent research conducted in the area. Malaria has been a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the developing world, including Nigeria. This has remained so because of the widespread drug resistance against commonly-used anti-malaria drugs such as chloroquine and pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine that have been reported i…

A Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT) and a former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) of the University, Professor Omolayo Ariyo, has identified some crop varieties that can adapt to all environment and  can grow in specific locations. Professor Ariyo, whose research work has spanned over 25 years, disclosed this while recounting his …

A Professor of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering (COLENG) of the University, Professor Oluwafiropo Awokola, has described water as the most important natural resource needed by man in all ramifications; both among the rural and urban dwellers, as he called on various governments to make water availability, their priority. Professor Awokola, who is also a Certifi…