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PCN board shake-up: Pharmacists reject reduced council, demand stronger professional representation

PCN board shake-up: Pharmacists reject reduced council, demand stronger professional representation

By Chioma Obinna The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Sunday rejected any attempt to weaken the professional composition of the Governing Council of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PCN, warning that reducing professional representation could undermine regulation, medicine safety and public health. In a position paper signed by its National President, Pharm. Ayuba Ibrahim […]
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LSACA, NIMR screen NURTW members for HIV

LSACA, NIMR screen NURTW members for HIV

The Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has commenced HIV prevalence study among the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State.

UNICEF worries over poor development of Nigerian children

UNICEF worries over poor development of Nigerian children

A global UNICEF report, launched in Abuja yesterday, shows that Nigeria is putting its children at risk of under-development, both physically and mentally, because critical national policies are not providing an adequate foundation for their growth.

How Playboy don, Hugh Hefner suffered hearing loss

How Playboy don, Hugh Hefner suffered hearing loss

Up till about five years ago, Hugh Hefner, former editor of Playboy magazine, who passed away Thursday at the age of 91, was a playboy in his mid-eighties—thanks to Erectile Dysfunction drug Viagra.