Breaking news and updates from Nigeria's pharmacy profession.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) leadership and the IJELE 2026 Conference Planning Committee paid a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (AIPN), Pharm. Bankole Ezebuilo, in Anambra State, reaffirming collaboration, professional unity, and support for a successful IJELE 2026 conference.
Delegates at the 45th ACPN Annual International Scientific Conference participate in the Pharmacists' Awareness Walk for Health Insurance in Abuja, advocating for wider health insurance coverage and improved access to healthcare for Nigerians.
Pharmacy Times Nigeria has appointed Flight Lieutenant (FLT Lt.) Pharm. Jibo Ibrahim Abubakar as Associate Member for Learning and Professional Development. A military pharmacist, educator, and health economist, he brings extensive experience in leadership, mentorship, and professional capacity building to support the platform's mission of advancing pharmacy education and lifelong learning.
Pharmacy Times Nigeria has appointed clinical pharmacist, academic, and researcher Abdulwase Ibrahim as Associate Member for Research and Professional Development. The appointment reinforces the platform's commitment to advancing evidence-based pharmacy journalism, professional learning, and academic excellence through strategic leadership and collaboration.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has made pharmaceutical traceability compliance a mandatory requirement for the grant and renewal of marketing authorisations, marking a major step towards a safer and more transparent medicines supply chain in Nigeria. The directive introduces phased enforcement, GS1-compliant product serialization, and digital traceability reporting, with pharmacists and other healthcare stakeholders expected to play a critical role in safeguarding patients from counterfeit and substandard medicines.
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerian doctors and other healthcare professionals living abroad to return home and help rebuild the nation’s health system. Speaking at the State House in Abuja during the 2026 National Diaspora Day, he told a delegation of diaspora medical associations: “I have been through that journey, I’m home now, and I can tell you there’s nowhere like home.”
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has unveiled a prospective research project aimed at strengthening medication safety through the assessment of medication errors and the impact of pharmacists’ interventions. The study seeks to generate local evidence that will guide patient safety initiatives, improve pharmaceutical care, and reinforce the critical role of pharmacists in preventing medication-related harm.
Artificial intelligence should "strengthen not replace" the expertise of pharmacists, speakers declared at the 12th Pharm. D. S. Wali Memorial Public Lecture held at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Organized by the Pharm. D. S. Wali Book Project Committee in collaboration with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the event explored the opportunities, ethical considerations, and regulatory challenges of AI in pharmacy practice, with experts emphasizing that human clinical judgment, accountability, and patient-centred care must remain at the heart of pharmaceutical services.
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has inducted 85 foreign trained pharmacy graduates into the profession, urging them to pursue their passion with integrity, compassion, and professionalism while contributing to the advancement of healthcare in Nigeria.
The Federal Government has announced plans to commission at least 11 pharmaceutical manufacturing projects across Nigeria, marking a significant milestone in the country's drive to strengthen local medicine production, improve health security, and establish Nigeria as a leading pharmaceutical manufacturing hub for West Africa.
Led by the State Coordinator, Pharm. Ebunoluwa Bonire, the Association of Lady Pharmacists (ALPs), Kaduna State Chapter, commemorated the 2026 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking with a school-based awareness programme at Demonstration Secondary School, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Samaru, Zaria.
Pharmacists at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika-Zaria, have been urged to strengthen adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting and embrace pharmacovigilance as a core professional responsibility. At a sensitization programme organized by the hospital's Pharmacovigilance and Drug Information Centre, experts emphasized that timely reporting by healthcare professionals and patients is critical to improving medicine safety, citing landmark cases where reports from ABUTH prompted major regulatory interventions by NAFDAC and protected public health.
