July 24, 2025

The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), says the agency’s innovation to develop bio-insecticide that will replace mosquito coil is almost 75 per cent complete.

Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, Director General, NBRDA, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Abuja on Thursday.

Mustapha explained that the agency was poised to bring bio-molecules that would be used to replace the chemicals used in mosquito coil.

He revealed that chemicals used in manufacturing mosquito coils were imported; hence several Nigerians were no longer comfortable with it for various reasons.

He noted that as a research agency, the aim was to bring a solution to mosquito menace, because of the prevalence of the insect in the country.

“We are carrying out some tests to make sure that everything is okay, before we give it to the people.

”Due to the chemicals contained in mosquito coil imported into the country, we need to have our own technology that will rhyme with our people. A technology that is comfortable for our people to use and it is going to be very cheap,’’ Mustapha said.

The director general said there were many tests left to be conducted in order to make sure that the product would be effective and safe.

According to him, the agency is working to ensure that the new innovation will be easy to produce industrially and that when ready, up-takers will be engaged for industrial production. (NAN)