By Sharon Isaalah COVID-19 pandemic exposed Africa’s inadequate capabilities and capacity to manufacture and supply essential drugs and personal protective equipment (PPEs) needed to curb the disease. Although pharmaceutical products are currently manufactured in countries such as South Africa, Kenya, Morocco and Egypt, as a whole Africa currently imports more than 80 per cent of […]
National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it is working to ensure that Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector drives socio-economic development in the country. The Director General (DG) of NIPRD, Dr Obi Adigwe, made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said “we want to ensure […]
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has called for security-tightened borders in order to checkmate influx of unregistered pharmaceutical products into the country and ensure strict adherence to provisions made for drug prescription. The agency said all land borders including Onne and Tincan Island Ports should remain shut as entry points […]
As increase in drug abuse continues to constitute a serious threat to public health and lives of young people in the country, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), has assured that with collective effort from all relevant stakeholders, the social menace would be reduced to the bearest minimum. PSN and other stakeholders in the pharmaceutical […]
Former Vice President of Nigeria and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has congratulated renowned scientist and pharmaceutical pacesetter Dr. Isa Odidi on his exploit as the first Nigerian and African to establish a high tech pharmaceutical facility in China. The former Vice President notes that Dr. Odidi’s achievements in Canada and […]