Academic Staff Union of Research Institutions (ASURI) has said that Nigeria is the poverty capital of the world because of years of neglect of research and
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, has urged Nigeria to look inward for local solutions to the country's economic and security problems.
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Maurice Iwu
Scientists have advanced more cures for COVID-19. Top on the list are: combination of ivermeticin, zinc and vitamin C; Andrographis paniculata, the key ingredient of IHP Detox Tea; extract of Artemisia annua, which interferes with replication of SARS-CoV-2; snake venom enzyme; metformin; colchicine, melatonin; and essential oils.
Reacting to the advances in traditional medicine as cures for COVID-19, the pioneer of natural cures for COVID-19 in Nigeria, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme (BDCP) and a professor of pharmacognosy, Maurice Iwu, told The Guardian: “The containment of the pandemic has not failed. It is rather a work in progress. We understand the virus better now. I believe that soon Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus type 2 (SARS CoV-2) will be like any other persistent virus and not so deadly.”