Dr Jide Idris, Director-General, NCDC raised the alarm in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja.
NAN reports that AMR occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites develop the ability to defeat drugs that were designed to kill them.
Idris explained that the development poses a serious threat, not only to human health, but to the environment and the entire planet.