The Institute of Genomics and Global Health – formerly known as the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases at the Redeemer’s University in Ede, Osun State, successfully sequenced the entire human genome for the first time in Nigeria.
The institute, in a statement published on its website, said this achievement also marks the first human genome sequencing in Africa using Illumina’s NovaSeqTM X Plus sequencer.
The IGH’s statement noted that despite Africa being the birthplace of humanity and harbouring immense genetic diversity, less than two per cent of human genomes sequenced and analysed so far have been from the African people.
