Position: Professor
Years of Service at ABU Zaria: 35 years
Specialization: Medical and veterinary entomology, neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), vector biology, and parasitology.
Research Focus: Ecology, biology, and control of insect vectors transmitting malaria, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, trypanosomiasis, and emerging arboviruses.
Community Engagement & Service:
Principal Investigator for multiple sentinel surveillance sites for malaria, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and schistosomiasis across Kaduna, Kano, Zamfara, Sokoto, Gombe, Taraba, and Adamawa States.
Consultant to Sightsavers, Helen Keller International, Malaria Consortium, PMI-VectorLink, and Global Fund-supported programmes.
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Tropical Biosciences, Science World Journal, Biotropica, Advances in Entomology.
Professional Memberships:
Member, Entomological Society of Nigeria
Member, Nigerian Society of Parasitology and Public Health
Member, Nigerian Society for Environmental and Occupational Health
Member, South-South Initiative (TDR/WHO)
Member, African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Member, Biotechnology Society of Nigeria
Member, Nigerian Society for Experimental Biology
Member, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Nigeria