Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has warned that drug-resistant infections are surging across hospitals in Lagos State, raising fears that Nigeria may be heading toward a 'post-antibiotic era.'

A senior research scientist at NIMR, Emelda Chukwu, told journalists during the institute's February Media Chat, that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is no longer a looming threat but already a reality in Lagos hospitals.

Ms Chukwu said the institute has seen an increase in resistance that is threatening to overturn decades of medical progress, noting that medicines that were once guaranteed to save lives are failing.

She said surveillance across four major hospitals in Lagos revealed dangerously high resistan...