July 2026: I am honored to receive a $20,000 National Geographic Society Research Grant for my project, "Empowering Nigerian Youth to Lead Amphibian Conservation with eDNA: Piloting Scalable Open-Access Protocols for Africa." The project will train young Nigerian conservationists in environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques while developing open-access protocols to improve amphibian biodiversity monitoring and conservation across Africa.
July 2026: Invited to present "Nearly a Century of Amphibian Research in Nigeria: Progress, Gaps, and Future Directions for Research and Conservation" as part of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group International Webinar Series (Scheduled Nov. 2026).
July 2026: Research Presented at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (JMIH) 2026. I presented my research on the climatic and anthropogenic drivers of amphibian richness and vulnerability in Nigeria at JMIH 2026, sharing findings with the international herpetological research community.