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The LivingScience Foundation and her strategic Partners are delighted to invite you to the 9th edition of the annual National Conference on Environment and Health. This series of scientific conferences is designed to provide a multi-disciplinary Platform for key stakeholders from various sectors of the Nigerian society (academia, industry, government, civil society, and developmental partners) to interact and holistically discuss cogent Environment-Health issues. This is with a view, ultimately, to proffering customized, home-grown, solutions optimized for the key dimensions of Sustainable Development, viz Economy, Environment-Health, and Socials.
This year, the Conference will focus on Bioengineering, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development. With the increasing drive to promote gene editing techniques in solving food, environmental, and health issues, it has become imperative to examine the implications for biodiversity, and the eventual consequences for Sustainable Development.
This 9th edition of the Conference is scheduled to hold on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October 2024.
As usual, the Conference will include oral and poster presentations. Participation will be both physical and virtual.
Journal Publication:
For authors who so desire, papers presented at the Conference may be submitted for peer-review and possible publication in the Nigerian Journal for Environment and Health [ISSN: 2616-0714 (print edition); eISSN: 2616-0706 (online, open access)]
Dr Lawrence Ivebor
Agronomist, Russia
Bioengineering, Biodiversity, And Sustainable Development: The Food, Health, and Environment Nexus.
Dr Agnes Yemisi Asagbra
DG/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), Abuja
Transgenic solutions (GMOs) in Food, Human Health, and Environment in Nigeria: Safety Considerations
Prof Bamidele Salau
Former Dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Redeemer’s University, Ede.
Bioengineering, Biodiversity, And Sustainable Development: The Food, Health, and Environment
Economic, Sovereignty, and Safety Considerations in Emerging Agricultural Practices in Nigeria
Dr Ardo Garba
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa state; and Chairman, Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN), Jigawa state chapter.
Impact of e-Waste and Air Pollution on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Mrs Adeola Omotunde
Director, Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja
Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH), Biodiversity, and Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr Femi Aluko
Department of Community Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Health Records – The Ultimate Jury in Assessing Impacts of Environment-Health Interventions and Policies
Dr Nasiru Sani
Head, Department of Health Records, Nassarawa State University, Keffi.
Financing and Implementing Safeguards to Mitigate Adverse Public Health Impacts of Environmental Policies in Nigeria
Dr Adeniyi Oginni
Retired Pioneering Executive Secretary and CEO, Osun Health Insurance Agency, Osogbo; and Senior Fellow, Health Financing Hub, Africa Economic Forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Determinants of Effective Public Sensitization to Environmental Hazards in Nigeria
Mr Elijah Udofia
Director South West Zone, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Ibadan.
Impact of Electrosmog Pollution on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Prof Joshua O. Ojo
Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University; and President, LivingScience Foundation, Ile-Ife.
The 9th National Conference on Environment and Health will feature Oral and Poster Presentations, as well as Exhibition of products and services. Abstracts are invited on the key sub-themes listed above up till Friday September 20, 2024.
Abstracts are to be uploaded on-line at the Conference Website lsfnigeria.org/conferences in the prescribed format. Abstracts should not be longer than 350 words and should comprise of a Title, Authors and their Affiliations, and E-mail for the Corresponding Author. The Abstract should clearly indicate the methodology, main results, and conclusions of the study or review to be presented. Up to 5 keywords describing the work should also be included. Authors should indicate their preference for either Poster or Oral presentation, The Organizing Committee might however, if need be, advice contrary to authors’ indicated preference.
The top three Abstracts sent in and presented by Trainees or Postgraduate/Undergraduate Students will receive special recognition and Awards.
Online Participation: There will be facilities to participate in the Conference, virtually &(both Poster and Oral presentations). Links will be sent to all registered participants a few days to the Conference.
(Fees cover Registration, Conference materials, Lunch, Refreshments, and Certificate of participation.)
Students (with valid ID card):
N10,000 (On or before September 20)
N15,000 (after September 20)
Local Delegates:
N17,000 (On or before September 20)
N25,000 (after September 20)
Foreign Delegates*: $75
All payments should be paid directly to the following bank account:
| Account Name: | LivingScience Foundation, Ile-Ife |
| Account Number: | 2031515078 |
| Bank: | First Bank Ltd, OAU, Ile-Ife |
Please indicate the Transaction Id No (for bank transfers) or Teller No at the on-line Registration Portal so that your Receipt may be prepared ahead and made ready for collection at the Registration Desk at the Conference.
After payment, please proceed to complete the Registration Form.
Limited sponsorship opportunities exist for students (and others in trainee positions) with valid ID cards who are presenting a paper or poster. Strictly on 1st-come 1st-served basis.
*Foreign delegates who require letters of invitation for processing of visa should contact the Conference Secretariat for expedite action.
For Assistance with Accommodation, contact: Dr (Mrs) Grace Akinlade on +234 805 394 9669 Or Mr Jesse Silvester on +234 810 073 9418.
This Prize is in honour of Emeritus Prof Abiodun F. Oluwole, fnip, DSc. NNOM (Pioneer and doyen of Environment and Health research in Nigeria). It is to be awarded to an individual or corporate organization who in the preceding year made the most outstanding contribution to sustainable development in Nigeria via the environmental-health sector.
Send in your nominations, giving profile of your nominee as an e-mail attachment to: adeleke_ajani@yahoo.com, joshua@lsfnigeria.org, or adeniyioginni02@gmail.com.
Past recipients of the AF Oluwole Prize:
For Undergraduates (and students from other Institutions of Higher Learning): based on Conference Theme.
(Top Prize: N50,000).
For High School students in SW Nigeria.
If you wish to exhibit services or products related to Environment-Health at the 9th National Conference on Environment and Health, kindly contact Sanitarian (Dr) Tope Akinwunmi on +234 803 501 0353 or Mrs Tolulope Karokatose on +234 706 466 5706, A token administrative fee will be charged.
You may also advertise relevant services and products on the Conference Book of Abstracts for a TOKEN. The Conference does not endorse products, and may refuse to advertise certain products and services not compatible with the Conference objectives. For such adverts, please contact Prof Joshua Ojo at +234 805 710 6482.
Conference Tour to Segilola Gold Mine Project, Iperindo -Nigeria’s 1st large scale gold mine; and Mount Carmel, Ifewara. Subject to sufficient number of participants indicating interest. Date: Thur 24 – Fri 25 October. For details, Please call TLM Tours, on 0813 334 2847