{"id":1251,"date":"2025-03-20T04:43:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acedhars.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:24:34","slug":"unilag-unveils-acedhars-building-reinforces-commitment-to-herbal-medicine-research-capacity-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acedhars.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=1251","title":{"rendered":"UNILAG Unveils ACEDHARS Building, Reinforces Commitment to Herbal Medicine Research &amp; Capacity Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1251\" class=\"elementor elementor-1251\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6263fa7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6263fa7e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0845be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b0845be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>At a colourful ceremony on Thursday, March 6, 2025, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) formally unveiled the newly constructed building for the African Centre of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development, and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The significant event, which took place at the pent area of the new building situated along the University Medical Centre Road, marked a major milestone in the institution\u2019s pursuit of advancing herbal medicine research and capacity building in Africa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4def258 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4def258\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa6ef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"baa6ef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/acedhars.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1002081965-1024x574-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1258\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/acedhars.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1002081965-1024x574-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/acedhars.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1002081965-1024x574-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/acedhars.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1002081965-1024x574-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3252106 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3252106\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-241c748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"241c748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speaking at the ceremony, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade T. Ogunsola, OON, FAS reaffirmed the university\u2019s commitment to fostering an environment conducive to the growth of herbal medicine and its regulation.<\/p>\n<p>Her words: \u201c \u2026Today is a day of thanksgiving. As such, we are not just opening a building today; we are opening a new chapter in the development of herbal medicine in Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professor Ogunsola described that the Centre as a representation of the collective ambition of UNILAG to strengthen postgraduate training and applied research in drug discovery, which is pivotal to Africa\u2019s sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>She lauded the new ACEDHARS building as a stunning architectural marvel and pointed out the strategic location of the building as \u201cexemplifying what we, as a University, can achieve when we work together toward a common goal.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde8e6f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cde8e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/unilag.edu.ng\/unilag-unveils-acedhars-building-reinforces-commitment-to-herbal-medicine-research-capacity-development\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more >>><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a colourful ceremony on Thursday, March 6, 2025, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) formally unveiled the newly constructed building for the African Centre of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development, and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS). 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