FG intensifies research on epilepsy cure – Minister

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said the Federal Government is intensifying its research to find a cure for epilepsy, as well as improving the drug for effective management of sickle-cell anaemia. In a statement from the ministry on Thursday, Dr. Onu disclosed this at the quarterly senior staff meeting with […]

The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has said the Federal Government is intensifying its research to find a cure for epilepsy, as well as improving the drug for effective management of sickle-cell anaemia.

In a statement from the ministry on Thursday, Dr. Onu disclosed this at the quarterly senior staff meeting with Director Generals and Directors of the Ministry and its agencies in Abuja,

The minister further said the Ministry is directing its research to help find solutions to prevailing issues in the country, such as the development of solar-powered voting solution by an agency under the Ministry, adding that the commercialisation of food-supplements and drugs to help tackle other health challenges is in the offing.

“In no distant future, the drug for epilepsy cure and other diseases we are researching on would be in the marketplace for commercial use”, he added.

Dr. Onu said the Ministry is making strenuous efforts to make the nation become a knowledge based economy as Nigeria should be at the forefront in new frontiers of Science, Technology and Innovation.