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To become a pharmacist in Nigeria, you will first be a pharmacy aspirant. Then you will write the joint admission and matriculation board (JAMB) unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME) and then proceed to university screening exercise otherwise called post (UTME). Admitted candidates are called pharmacy students. Inducted students get the new name intern or pupil pharmacy. It is only after internship they are fully registered to practice as a pharmacist. Read Also :  NYSC online registration guidelines Request Letter Immediately after completion of the internship programme, interns are given a letter known as letter of request for the release of form D from their preceptor. This letter should contain the interns details such as name, date of commencement and disengagement. The letter together with the signed logbook should be taken to the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) office. The letter is submitted at the secretary office. It is signed and endorsed. If your pre...

Safety and security Some months ago, the national youth service corps (NYSC) published travel safety tips for prospective corps members (PCM). The advise is timely considering the volatile security situation of our roads of recent. Besides travel safety tips, there are many other safety and security measures PCM should follow to enjoy their orientation camp. Travel Safety Tips The following travel safety tips is good for PCM who travel from their place of residence to orientation camp. You may not need all the information if someone close to you will drop you off. However, you cannot go with your own vehicle. Read Also :  Official document to register at NYSC orientation camp 1. Research : before you embark on the journey, go through your checklist again. Make sure you read and unread the information on your call-up letter to be sure where you are posted to. Review your destination again and read about their lives and culture. There is a new information from NYSC to all d...

Wound dressing with methylated spirit Methylated spirit also known as denatured alcohol is a common disinfectant found in Nigeria. The compound have so many uses both in industrial level and home use. The common use of it in the industry is to disinfect and sterilize medical equipment. However, it's uses in homes range from cleaning electronics, stain removal and disinfecting wounds. Read Also :  How to clean and disinfect open wound without methylated spirit Content Of Methylated Spirit Methylated spirit is a combination of two chemicals. They are methanol alcohol which is a poisonous liquid and ethanol which is the intoxicating compound in alcoholic beverages. The combination is effective disinfectant. It's other advantage of leaving no stain and evaporating is no distant times gives it a positive node for wound cleaning. However, there are negative effect of using methylated spirit in cleaning open wounds. Read Also:  First aid for gun shot victim Using methylate...

During National Youth Service Corps online registration, you are required to select four states of your choice. This is excluding your state of origin and state your school is located. Whatever state you choose, you will be posted to one according to NYSC.  It is that state you will do NYSC orientation camp. You may be redeployed to another state to serve. Read Also :  Best states to serve as a corper NYSC Camp There are 37 NYSC orientation camps in Nigeria. Some years ago, they were all in very bad shape. However, with many now moving to their permanent sites, some can boast of new structure. New structure does not guarantee the facility is good. Although that is better than old structure. Most of the NYSC orientation camps that are still in their old camps are bad. Even with the so called new structure, some lack maintenance. However, four states NYSC orientation camps have stood out among the others according to the information from those who have attended. Best C...

NYSC orientation camp After registration for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and successful mobilization, prospective corps members will be informed when they will be going to orientation camp. It is necessary to prepare everything early enough before hand to avoid facing challenges. Mobilized prospective corps members will need to go to orientation camp with some requirements. Some are official while others are personal. This post will focus on official requirements. Read Also:  NYSC office Address and phone number Official Document These documents are compulsory to be submitted at the orientation ground. Failure to come along with them can prevent one from serving with that batch. They include; Green Card This is a document that you print out in your NYSC dashboard. It comes out about 2-5 days from the day of registration. It is a proof of successful online registration with the programme. It contains your call-up number and other registration details. The call-up...

Internship training manual On the day of induction into the profession, you will be given an internship logbook. It is a book similar to Industrial training (IT) logbook. It is a book where you will record all your activities during your internship programme. Unlike IT logbook where you record your daily activities, internship logbook is design for you to record your weekly activities. The space provided is so small you cannot quiz daily activities into it. All you need to do is summarise all you did throughout the week. Read Also :  How to fill Industrial training logbook for pharmacy student At the end of the week, you are to submit the logbook to your preceptor. He is expected to comment and sign with date. This will continue until the end of your internship. During the period of internship programme, your state DSP has the right to inspect your logbook any he visits. He has a page at the end of the logbook where he can comment and sign. There is also local inspector wh...

To get an internship position as a pharmacy student is difficult. This is pushing interns into applying for companies they don't really like that does not suit their passion. At the end, they end up frustrated. I am not here to advice if it is proper to apply for just any internship center or focus on the center that meets your career need. Whatever situation you find yourself, you can learn and grow your career if you do it well. As an intern most likely without any prior experience, you may feel like the world should just open and swallow you because everything seems rotating while you stand in one place. Not to worry. We all felt that way. However, with the right approach you can get things right  As an intern, you are  here to learn. To make the learning easy, be focus and determine. No matter where you found yourself you will have to learn from all the staffs. You can't know everything. You can't even know about client more than those who have been there. As this i...

As you prepare for service, there is one thing you must know. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have an anthem. This anthem have different stanzas. The anthem is to be recited by all prospective corps members throughout the period of orientation. If you don't know it, it will be difficult to sing along. The first stanza is what is needed to be recited at the different camp activities. It is recited at almost every official activity throughout camp. Although, it may no longer be needed after camp. During recitation, it is expected that all PCM must stand at attention, face upright, NYSC cap on and sing along. Read Also :  NYSC laws and punishment for PCM The pledge is not really needed. However, every PCM must sign both the Nigerian pledge and that of NYSC. Without signing it, you will not be allowed in the camp. In this post, I bring together the national anthem lyrics, the national pledge which must be sign, the NYSC anthem lyrics and the NYSC pledge which must also be ...

What most prospective corps members (PCM) consider when choosing their preferred state is usually state allowance and security of the state. There are some that still consider closeness to home, basic amenities and others. To make a choice in this regard is not an easy task for PCM. This is because they may not have travelled to most states of the federation. They may not have all the information at their disposal to make an informed decision. Read Also :  NYSC orientation camp Nationwide address So this write-up is trying to present a list of some states that combine some of these major requirements by PCM. However, this does not put into consideration closeness to home as we all may be coming from different geographic location. Also, time and unforeseen circumstances can befall any state anytime and change everything for bad. For example, the security at Abuja is good. However, recent activity of some religious bodies is putting security of the capital into jeopardy. Nigeri...