Nigeria, April 28 -- The Federal Government has announced plans to raise Nigeria's local production of pharmaceutical products to 70% by 2030.

The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate, revealed this on Sunday while discussing the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain.

Pate explained that the plan also aims to expand the number of full-time workers in life sciences manufacturing.

Currently, around 20,000 people are employed in this sector, but the initiative targets a sharp rise in the workforce.

He noted that Nigeria is set to have a new pharmaceutical manufacturing training institute, called Empower Academy Nigeria, in partnership with Empower Swiss in Geneva.

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