In recognition of their contributions to the profession, the Board of Fellows (BOF) of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has honoured the trio of Euromed Limited, Nett Pharmacy and PharmaTimes with the 2018 BOF Awards of Excellence.
The event which held during the BOF 2018 Annual Meeting & Launching of A 5-Year Campaign Against Drug Abuse at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, on 27 June 2018, had several eminent pharmacists and senior citizens of the profession in attendance.
While describing the recipients as enterprising, Pharm. Chiedu Ojike Mordi, chairman, PSN BOF explained that as a body occupying the top echelon of all the practice areas of Pharmacy, BOF is obligated to pay back to the society that facilitated its ascendancy to the various heights.
“Yearly, the BOF spends millions of naira to reward scholarship in the 19 faculties of Pharmacy in Nigeria and funds research of young pharmacists in pharmaceutical sciences,” he said.
Mordi also lauded Mr Fola Adeola, chairman of Transcorp Hilton Hotel cum chairman of the occasion; Prof. Ezzeldin Abdulrahman, chairman, BOF Committee on Campaign Against Drug Abuse; Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, special guest of honour; Prof. Abhulimen Anao, former chancellor, University of Benin for their presence.