Staff Profile

Motunrayo Jibola-shittu

Research Interests

  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Soil Microbiology
  • Bioremediation
  • Antibiotics Resistance
  • Biopesticides

Motunrayo Yemisi Jibola-shittu

Level Coordinator

Lecturer II 

I am an indigene of Osogbo in Osun State Nigeria. I had my first degree from the Obafemi
Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Nigeria in 2014 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science
(Honours) degree in Microbiology with a second class upper division. I had a Master of Science
degree in Microbiology and specialised in Environmental Microbiology in 2018. I am currently a
Lecturer in the Department of Microbiology, Federal University Lokoja, Nigeria


  • Gbolabo Odewale, Motunrayo Yemisi Jibola-Shittu, Hannatu Eleojo Mary Bala, Rose Akogwu, Latifat Oyinlola Raimi (2024). ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY AND DETECTION OF EXTENDED-SPECTRUM Β-LACTAMASE GENES IN GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES. FUDMA JOURNAL OF SCIENCES, FUDUTSINMA

  • Gbolabo Odewale, Motunrayo Yemisi Jibola-Shittu, Nosakhare Stephenie Omosule, Titilope Blessing Esan (2023). Multidrug resistant bacteria associated with a fresh fruit and vegetables sold in Lokoja market, Kogi State, Nigeria. Microbes and Infectious Diseases

  • Gbolabo Odewale, Motunrayo Yemisi Jibola-Shittu, Olusola Ojurongbe,Rita Ayanbolade Olowe, Olugbenga Adekunle Olowe (2023). Genotypic Determination of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases and Carbapenemase Production in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Southwest Nigeria. Infectious Disease Reports/ MDPI

  • Jibola-Shittu MY, Badaki J, Adown MI, Odewale G (2022). Antibiotic resistance: Detection of extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase in Enterobacteriaceae from garden eggs. Microbes and Infectious Diseases

  • Meseko EI, Ella EE and Jibola-Shittu MY (2022). Vulvovaginitis in Women: Risk Factors and Antifungal Effect of ‎Two Selected Plant Extracts on Candida species. Afro Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

  • Nwadike, B.I. and Jibola-Shittu M.Y. (2020). Assessment of the Effect of Paraquat and Glyphosate Herbicides on Soil Microorganisms. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology



SN TITLE YEAR TYPE
1 Antibiotics- Susceptibility Profile of Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Garden Eggs in Lokoja Metropolis, Nigeria N/A Ongoing
2 Antibiotics-Susceptibility Profile of Enterobacteriaceae Isolated from Irrigation Water in Sarki Noma, Lokoja N/A Ongoing


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  2. Orcid.org:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-2193?lang=en
  3. researchgate:https://www.researchgate.net/search/publication?q=Motunrayo+Jibola-Shittu

Department of Microbiology , Faculty of Science , Federal University Lokoja , Kogi State

Email: [email protected]

Call: 08165703252