The Federal Government has pledged to support indigenous cure for Coronavirus and other related ailments ravaging Nigeria and the global community.
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ogbonnaya Onu, said this at a meeting with stakeholders on effectiveness of COVID-19 herbal remedies and natural compounds, in Abuja.
The Minister expressed optimism that with the number of professionals Nigeria have and adequate support, the country would solve the COVID-19 problem.
He explained that the Federal Government was committed to finding indigenous solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has remained a substantial threat to health and economy of the country.
Onu recalled that on February 13th, 2020, two weeks before the first case of the COVID-19 was detected in Nigeria, he had called on those who have inventions, herbal products or natural compounds for coronavirus infection to come forward.
He said that the ministry had received and studied several submissions, adding that a lot of the products were likely to be useful in the management of COVID-19.
