ax Herbals, situated a two-hour drive outside of Benin City, in the Ewu-Esan local government area of Edo State is, perhaps, not the location you would expect to find one of the state’s largest private sector employers. But from a wooden hut, constructed adjacent to the neighbouring monastery in 1996, Pax Herbals has evolved to employ more than 120 full-time staff across the supply chain—from growers and factory workers, to biologists and engineers. Factor in mor
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