Breaking news and updates from Nigeria's pharmacy profession.
The Registrar/CEO of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, Pharm. Ibrahim Babashehu Ahmed, FPSN, has called for policy enhancement, regulatory reviews, professional repositioning and capacity building to strengthen pharmacists’ contribution to a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
Kano’s Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking has reported more than 380 arrests and 230 convictions in two months, alongside the seizure of about 870,000 Pregabalin capsules from a pharmaceutical company.
Bayero University, Kano has inducted 47 graduates as its fourth Doctor of Pharmacy cohort, with speakers urging the new pharmacists to uphold professional ethics, build clinical expertise and contribute beyond traditional dispensing roles.
Nigeria has revised its Ebola-related border surveillance measures, requiring health declarations from travellers from countries with active or relevant transmission while exempting passengers from other countries for now.
Mounjaro is among GLP-1 medicines named in a growing US litigation over sudden vision loss. But court records, regulators and emerging research show that the evidence for tirzepatide remains unsettled.
NAFDAC has placed products marketed by Mofus Nigeria Ltd on its watchlist following findings of significant regulatory non-compliance and potential misrepresentation, with an investigation now underway.
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria and other stakeholders are meeting in Abuja to validate the third edition of Nigeria’s National Drug Distribution Guidelines, as the country seeks to strengthen medicine supply chains and improve regulation.
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to approve and invest in a Pharmacy First Initiative, positioning community pharmacies as accessible points for defined primary healthcare services.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has urged pharmacists to expand their role beyond medicine dispensing by strengthening patient care, public health services, evidence-based practice and responsible use of emerging technologies.
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has invited pharmacists to apply or nominate colleagues for three 2026 professional awards recognising innovation, leadership, professional excellence, community service and contributions to pharmacy practice.
Redeemer’s Health Village, RoboMed Global and Nisa Premier Hospital have completed a tele-robotic kidney surgery linking a surgeon in Ogun State with a patient in Abuja in real time.
NAFDAC and the Federal Character Commission have reviewed federal character compliance, equitable resource distribution, food-safety infrastructure and illicit drug abuse during an engagement in Abuja.
