NIPRD Strengthens Ebola Response, Pharmaceutical Innovation
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has established an Ebola Response Team and supplied 17 cartons…
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FG Eyes Gene Therapy Breakthrough: Nigeria Moves Toward CAR-T Cancer Treatment Revolution
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has announced plans to adopt cutting-edge gene therapy, including Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell technology, in a move…
Nigeria Urged to Secure Medicines as Global Supply Shocks Loom
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria must urgently strengthen domestic pharmaceutical capacity to safeguard medicine security, health experts warn, as lessons from COVID-19 disruptions expose the…
NIPRD, FUTH Lafia Partner to Advance Vaccine, Drug Research
Abuja, Nigeria – The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) and the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia (FUTHL), have signed a Memorandum…
Pate Secures Chinese Support for Nigeria Vaccine Manufacturing
ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, has secured expanded investment commitments from China aimed at strengthening…
Nigeria, EU Plan Summit to Boost Local Drug Manufacturing
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria and the European Union have announced plans to convene a high-level summit aimed at strengthening local pharmaceutical production and improving…
Nigeria’s Cancer Gamble: Can Local Scientists Turn Hope into Discovery?
LAGOS, Nigeria – In a quiet laboratory tucked inside Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigerian researchers believe they may have stumbled upon something extraordinary —…
FG Orders Health Agencies to Back Brain Cancer Breakthrough
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has directed major health research agencies to provide technical and financial backing for a groundbreaking scientific investigation into…