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Pfizer shuts down commercial operations in Nigeria
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Pfizer shuts down commercial operations in Nigeria

Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has officially shut down its commercial operations in Nigeria, rendering its commercial employees redundant, West Africa Weekly reported. Documents indicate that affected employees have received formal redundancy notifications, marking a significant restructuring of Pfizer’s business presence in the country. While the company is proceeding with layoffs, details of severance packages remain […]

Pharmaceutical companies support local production with N600bn intervention fund
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Pharmaceutical companies support local production with N600bn intervention fund

A N600 billion Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Development Fund, with a five percent interest rate for a minimum seven to ten-year duration, is being proposed by the Federation of Nigerian Pharmaceutical Industry Associations. During a forum organised by FeNPIA in honour of Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, the group made the […]