Federal Government Moves to Upgrade Herbal Medicine Sector
The Federal Government has started serious efforts to grow and modernise Nigeria’s herbal medicine sector. This was revealed by Dr Obi Adigwe, Director-General of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD), in Abuja. He said a ministerial committee has been set up to lead the development and commercialisation of phytomedicines—plant-based remedies used by