Nigeria: House Orders Closure of Illegal Pharmacy Stores

23 January 2017

The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Ministry of Health and the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) to immediately commence the closure of all unregistered pharmaceutical shops in the country.

A statement yesterday from the PCN said the House gave the directive in a letter signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, M.A Sani-Omolori following a motion and resolution on the issue by reps in December last year.

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