Research, Scholarship & Knowledge Production
Research spanning parasitology, neglected tropical diseases, public health, epidemiology, natural products, health systems and open and distance learning.
Research Interests
Schistosomiasis; neglected tropical diseases; epidemiology; natural products; infectious diseases; public health; health systems; environmental health; research ethics and community health.
Research Grants
His professional record documents university research grants at ATBU, a University of Wales Swansea research fellowship, NOUN Senate Research Grants (2022 and 2024), and a TETFund IBR grant in 2024, with additional proposals noted as under consideration.
Editorial & Scholarly Service
Editor-in-Chief, NOUN Journal of Physical and Life Sciences (2020–2024), plus editorial-board and journal-reviewer service.
Recent & Representative Works
Selected representative works and scholarly activities.
- 2025: In silico evaluation of verbenone and selected solubilizing compounds against diabetes-related proteins.
- 2024: Physio-chemical and microbial assessment of drinking water and prevailing waterborne diseases in Gwagwalada Municipal Area Council, Abuja.
- 2024: Assessment of tuberculosis drugs and diagnostics in Katsina Central, Katsina State.
- 2024: Effectiveness of Directly Observed Treatment (DOTs) in the control of tuberculosis.
- 2024: The role of Open and Distance Learning in promoting access to women’s education in Northwestern Nigeria.
- 2024: Sub-chronic toxicological evaluation of drinking water from an IDP camp in Wassa, FCT Abuja.
- 2023: Usage of complementary and alternative medicine among pregnant women attending prenatal care in Abuja.
- 2023: Factors associated with non-pharmaceutical intervention compliance during COVID-19 in Nigeria.
- 2022: Knowledge of immunization among mothers of children aged 11–23 months in Wudil LGA, Kano State.
- 2018: Drugs supply and laboratory services in DOTS system of Kaduna State: a health-care-worker perspective.
Inaugural Lecture
Effective National Health Policy: Role of Natural Products in the Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases — 9th Inaugural Lecture Series, Taraba State University, Jalingo, February 10, 2022.
International Engagements
Conference and workshop participation includes APHA meetings in Philadelphia, Boston, Houston and Colorado, the World Congress of World Basic and Clinical Pharmacology in Glasgow, and Fogarty/NIH bioethics engagements in Bethesda, Maryland.