State Universities That Offer Pharmacy In Nigeria

Pharmacy is a profession that deals with drugs and patients. To become a pharmacist, a person must acquire either a bachelor of pharmacy (B Pharm) or doctor of pharmacy (Pharm D) degree from an approved school of pharmacy.

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Approval of the school of pharmacy comes from the national university commission (NUC) and the pharmacists council of Nigeria (PCN). There is temporary and permanent accreditation. With permanent accreditation from both parties, the school can successfully induct graduates into the profession.

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To run a pharmacy faculty is expensive. Very expensive. That is why it took many federal universities years to roll out the programme. This also applies to state owned universities. And with what is on ground now, only four private universities have been approved in Nigeria. And most of them did not start the program with the founding of the school. However, there are some universities currently running the programme and yet to get accreditation.

There are so many state university running pharmacy programmes in Nigeria. Many of them were started some few years ago by the state government to meet the ever growing need of pharmacists for their states. It is obvious many more will join soon.

State University Offering Pharmacy Programme

1. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Ogun State (OOU)

2. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State (NDU)

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3. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State (Delsu)

4. Gombe State University, Gombe, Gombe State (GSU)

5. Kaduna State University, Kaduna State (KSU)

6. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu – Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam Campus Anambra State

8. Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Agbani Campus, Enugu State