ABUAD begins production of pharmaceutical products

The administration of the Afe Babalola College, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) on Monday mentioned the establishment has commenced manufacturing of plant-based pharmaceutical merchandise.

ABUAD Vice Chancellor, Smaranda Olarinde, a professor, said this whereas addressing newsmen forward of the twelfth convocation ceremonies and fifteenth anniversary of the establishment slated for Monday, 21 October.

Mrs Olarinde mentioned the establishment has been capable of regionally develop three medication together with Virucidine (an immune system burster syrup); Natucadine (an anti-aging natural complement and AB-Mal (an anti-malaria capsule).

She famous that the efficacy of the medication had been examined and wonderful outcomes had been obtained, whilst she solicited companions within the promotion and gross sales of the merchandise.

She mentioned: “We arrange the Bogo Analysis Centre for the manufacture of medicine. Up to now, now we have developed three merchandise: Virucidine, Natucadine and AB-Mal. The three medication are pure and plant-based with no chemical components.

“We’re in search of partnership within the promotion and sale of those drugs.

“This may necessitate extra collaboration with us within the realm of analysis. Due to this fact, we name for individuals and organisations to additional introduce our pharmaceutical merchandise to the surface world by getting companions to advertise them.”

Stewardship

The Vice-Chancellor said that ABUAD has continued its upward trajectory “because the shining beacon of high quality college training,” including that the establishment’s multi-system hospital has accomplished 18 kidney transplant surgical procedures with 100 per cent success.

Talking on the convocation ceremony, Mrs Olarinde mentioned a complete of 1,662 graduands, comprising 177 from post-graduate faculty, 161 medical college students, and 22 from ABUAD Enterprise Faculty.

The VC added that 226 college students can be graduating with First Class whereas 693 college students secured Second Class Higher Division and 350 college students bought Second Class Decrease Division.

Honour for Fagbemi

The vice chancellor additionally added that honorary doctorate levels can be conferred on the Minister of Justice and Legal professional Normal of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi; the Founding father of the Citadel International Group Church, Tunde Bakare, a pastor, and one other Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Damian Dodo, “in appreciation their impacts within the society.”

Mrs Smaranda famous that the three eminent personalities had been fastidiously chosen in compliance with the 2012 Keffi Declaration after an intensive, rigorous and merit-based choice course of.

The Keffi Declaration, referred to by the vice-chancellor, is the decision of the committee of vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities and different stakeholders on the foundations and laws guiding the award of honourary levels by the tertiary establishments.

The choice adopted the rampant and reckless award of honourary levels by some tertiary establishments, a growth many claimed has ridiculed the nation’s college system.