By Aderogba George
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has charged pharmacists beneath the Overseas Skilled Nigerian Pharmacists platform to uphold moral conduct and management requirements established by the council nationwide.
Mr Ibrahim-Babashehu Ahmed, Registrar and Chief Govt Officer of the council, delivered the cost in Abuja, throughout the oath-taking and induction ceremony for individuals within the second cycle of the 2025 FPGOP programme.
The Registrar urged inductees to turn out to be exemplary professionals, dedicated to excellence and the supply of high-quality pharmaceutical companies that supported sustainable healthcare improvement throughout Nigeria for all residents nationwide.
He defined that the Overseas Pharmacy Graduate Orientation Programme (FPGOP) was designed to acquaint graduates with sensible realities {of professional} apply in tropical environments, with robust emphasis on Nigeria’s healthcare, regulatory, and cultural context programs nationally.
In keeping with Ahmed, pharmacy stays a noble occupation providing graduates various alternatives to apply efficiently in industries, group pharmacies, hospitals, administration, and different impactful healthcare-related sectors nationwide and internationally.
He additional listed analysis, academia, and rising human endeavours together with info know-how, journalism, publishing, and governance, stressing that pharmacists should worth teamwork and keep away from undermining colleagues inside collaborative apply environments nationwide.
Hajia Wosilat Giwa, Chairman of the event and PCN Governing Council Chair, congratulated the inductees for efficiently finishing the programme and assembly skilled necessities set by the council with diligence.
She famous that the inductees crossed borders, navigated diverse academic programs, and overcame the rigours of FPGOP, demonstrating readiness to contribute meaningfully to Nigeria’s evolving pharmaceutical area professionally ethically.
In keeping with Giwa, FPGOP serves as a high quality management mechanism, equipping foreign-trained pharmacists with important scientific, authorized, regulatory, and social competencies required for efficient pharmacy apply in Nigeria safely sustainably nationwide.
She stated completion of the programme demonstrated resilience and adaptableness, positioning pharmacists to combine world experience with Nigeria’s healthcare realities whereas upholding public belief and strict moral requirements professionally.
Giwa noticed Nigeria’s pharmaceutical sector was at a pivotal stage, prioritising native manufacturing, analysis development, innovation, entry to protected medicines, and strengthened main healthcare companies nationwide for sustainable nationwide improvement objectives.
Dr Obi Adigwe, Director-Normal, Nationwide Institute for Pharmaceutical Analysis and Growth (NIPRD), inspired inductees to develop clear private visions and contribute meaningfully to nationwide development via devoted pharmaceutical analysis, innovation, and repair inside Nigeria’s healthcare ecosystem.
He cited Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s success, noting wealth was constructed via imaginative and prescient, persistence, and persistence, encouraging graduates to imagine in long-term skilled development moderately than rapid beneficial properties or shortcuts.
Adigwe urged the graduates to stay in Nigeria, apply their experience domestically, and help nationwide improvement, stressing that dedication at residence was important for strengthening the nation economically socially sustainably long-term.
In a goodwill message, NMCN Registrar, Mr Ndagi Alhassan, counseled PCN’s management for its dedication to regulating pharmacy schooling, coaching, apply, and enterprise nationwide with professionalism transparency consistency integrity diligence accountability.
He affirmed pharmacists’ essential position in healthcare supply, including that collaboration between PCN and NMCN remained important to guard the general public and uphold moral, skilled, and scientific requirements nationally. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Abiemwense Moru
