Another Nigerian academic, Prof Oladapo Ashiru, has emerged on the global scene of professionals as he was elected the new Secretary-General of the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS).
Ashiru is a Professor of Anatomy and consultant reproductive endocrinologist.
Prof Ashiru was elected on Wednesday with other new executives in Athens, Greece.
IFFS is a non-state global organisation on fertility and with an official relationship with the World Health Organisation.
He is to serve till 2025.
In a statement personally signed by Ashiru and made public on Friday he listed other elected officers to include Dr. Edgar Mocanu (UK) as President, Prof Marcus Holton (Argentina) as President-elect, Dr. Eileen Malano (Philippines) as Assistant Sec-Gen, Dr. Rishma Pai (India) as Treasurer, Dr. Lana Retchitsky (USA) as Assistant Treasurer, Prof Linda Guidice (USA), Immediate Past President, and Dr Zi Jiang Chen (China) as a Special Envoy for International Relations.