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Opening a community pharmacy after getting licence is the dream of most pharmacist in Nigeria. They all believe that is where the money is. That is true if we compare it with hospital pharmacy. However, that cannot be compared with owning an industrial pharmacy. But the pay can be more than pharmacist also working in the industry. So you see now why most pharmacist want to key into community pharmacy. The problem is usually the finance. This is the main reason fresh registered pharmacist find it hard to open one immediately after registration and licence. Some end up working for other community pharmacy outlet for years before starting off on their own. This is not bad as one gets to gather more wealth of experience and expertise in managing a community pharmacy unlike others that go doing pharmacy representative work and eventually wants to open a community pharmacy. To succeed in community pharmacy, experience matters. But that does not mean that those without experience cannot br...

To most Nigerians, mucus in the nose or throat is a sign of infection. They try every trick they know to get this stuff out of their airways. There was a man who told me about his friend who left Nigeria for Europe. He claimed that immediately he got there, his airways became very clear. No wonder I noticed he always fight hard to get those stuff off his airways. Some of his solution may be doing more harm than good. Read Also:  The Way Allergens Affect Student In Pharmacy Laboratory And Solution The way humans are made, almost every part of the body have it. This is because the mucus producing tissues are found almost in every part of the body. They are also found in the airways such as nose, lungs, mouth, throat and the gastrointestinal tract. Since we all have this mucus, why the complain. It is simple. Perception matters. Some consider the little as a sign of disease while for some others it means nothing. Mucus in lungs How Mucus Works The mucus at each part of th...

The joy of freshmen and women in the university can sometimes overwhelm them. They are new to town, new to the school environment including the new foreign activities. Many don't know what to do, what is expected of them and how to go about it. That is why many fail in the first year. By the time they are strong enough to cope, they are in final year. One of the things most freshers are confuse about is the matriculation ceremony. Some freshers have had an opportunity to attend one or two whereby their family or friend was the celebrant. Many others have only heard of the ceremony. However, each fresher is always confuse what is expected when you are the celebrant. Matriculation at convenant university Matriculation is defined as the ceremony when students are formally join to the university. This is a requirement for all freshers. Freshers include Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (J.A.M.B) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (U.T.M.E) students who gain adm...

Usman Dan fodiyo Pharmacy The Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (formerly University of Sokoto) is one of the four Universities established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in September 1975. Three of these four were, at the time, University Colleges whose status were upgraded to full-fledged Universities. So, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto was the only one of the four to have started with the status of a full-fledged University from the scratch. The development of the University started on a temporary site (now called City Campus), situated along Sultan Abubakar Road, Sokoto. Classes started on October 20 , 1977, with an initial enrollment of ninety-three undergraduate students for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts/Science in Education and Bachelor of Science; while the then academic staff numerical strength was barely thirty-three. In January, 1978, one hundred and two students enrolled for a two-year pre-degree programme in the humanities and basic ...

Niger Delta university Niger Delta University (N.D.U) is in Wilberforce island, bayelsa state of Nigeria. The school is funded by the state government established in 2000 by the then executive governor of the state, chief DSP Alamieyeseigha. With two main campus in yenagoa and the other at Amassoma, the school is one of the top rated in Nigeria. The main campus which is located in amassoma is in a temporary site with ongoing work on the permanent site. It has ten academic faculties including pharmacy. Other campuses include gloryland, college of health sciences, and the temporary campus of the faculty of law. A new campus which is extension of the gloryland campus is being developed with standard faculty buildings inter alia. Mode Of Admission NDU has two modes of admission. They are ; 1. (a) Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (J.A.M.B) Unitary Tertiary Matriculation Examination (U.T.M.E). (b) Basic programme 2. Direct entry Jamb Utme Applicants must have a five c...

Ogbanje spirit I can still remember my growing up years watching Nigerian movies. They release about 20 movies a week.

Uniuyo school logo Uyo in Akwa-ibom state, Nigeria is the host to the university of Uyo (Uniuyo). Formerly known as Unicross as it was once the university of Cross river state as a state university established in 1981. In 1st of October, 1991, it was changed to a federal university and the named changed took effect. It inherited its students, staffs, academic programmes and the entire facilities of the erstwhile university of Cross river state. Academic activities commenced during the 1991/92 academic session. Uniuyo has about 12 faculties, the postgraduate school and the school of continuing education. Uniuyo has many campuses scattered around the state. The main campus also known as permanent site accommodate parts of central administration, faculty of engineering, natural and applied sciences, International Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Research (I.C.E.E.S.R), and the postgraduate school. The town campus which accommodates faculties of Arts, Education, soc...

"Disease no dey kill African man" (an African phase that means disease does not kill a man from Africa) is a very common saying in Nigeria. However, I believe that whoever invented this phrase has done more harm than good. It may have been true some years ago when we consider some factors. The story is changing dramatically and it is not good.

Pharmacy sales representatives are persons saddled with the responsibility of promoting a pharmaceutical product from a company. The products could be drug or non drug product like pharmacy software. There are different approach use in promoting these products. Pharma Sales Reps target Most pharma sales reps are registered pharmacist. On very few occasions do we have persons with other degrees. Most of the products these non pharmacist promotes could be softwares. In such a case, a degree in computer science will do. The job and duty of a pharma sales reps is not as simple as it seems. They provide information and marketing materials about a company's product to medical doctors, increasing awareness about the products. To achieve this, they meet with general practitioner, specialist, pharmacist and other health care professional to tell them about the newest products from their employer and remind them of existing ones. They also take data on the products of their competito...

OOU logo Olabisi Onabanjo University (O.O.U) is not very popular in south south of Nigeria. Honestly, the first time I heard of this school was in the year 2017. It is situated in Ago Iwoye, Osun state, Nigeria. It is owned and managed by the state government. It was founded on July 7, 1982 as Ogun state university abbreviated as OSU. It was recently renamed on May 29, 2001 in honour of chief (Dr.) Olabisi Onobanjo, whose effort as the then civilian governor of Ogun state gave birth to the university. But the old name is currently more popular than the new name. OOU have many campuses with the main campus located at Ago Iwoye (permanent site, PS) and another campus called mini campus which house faculty of science before  it was moved to the permanent site in January 2013. The third campus has the faculty of agriculture which is in Aiyetoro, faculty of engineering is in the campus located at Ibogun. Faculties of pharmacy and basic medical sciences including the teaching hospi...

OAU logo Obafemi Awolowo university (O.A.U) is another federal government owned research university located in the ancient city of Ile-ife, Osun state, Nigeria. It was founded in 1962. Academic activities commenced in October 1962 with its former name University of Ife by the regional government of western Nigeria. It was renamed OAU on May 12 1987 in honour of chief Obafemi Awolowo, the first premier of western Nigeria. The university has 13 faculties and two colleges - the postgraduate college and the college of health sciences. They comprise of 60 department. The first vice chancellor (V.C) was professor Oladela Ajose, a Glasgow university graduate and Nigeria first professor of public health recruited from the university of Ibadan from 1962 - 1966. Professor H. A. Oluwasanmi served from 1966 - 75 as second VC with Anthony Adebolu Elujoba, a professor of pharmacognosy as acting VC in July, 1975. Mission To nurture a teaching and learning community; advance frontiers of kno...