Let Easter give us hope of a better Nigeria ahead.
As we commemorate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, even amid difficult times, we encourage you to remain steadfast in hope. Indeed, “Good Friday must come before Easter Sunday,” and our present challenges must not define our future.
We understand the heavy burden many families are carrying as a result of economic hardship. As we share in your struggles, we urge you not to lose heart. These difficult moments are temporary trials—our collective “cross”—that can lead to renewal if we remain resilient and committed to the common good.
Our nation continues to face serious challenges, especially in governance and the impact it has on the daily lives of citizens. Yet, Easter reminds us that after sacrifice comes renewal, and after darkness comes light. A better Nigeria is possible when we, together, choose accountability, compassion, and responsible leadership.
We remain hopeful that, through God’s grace and the determination of our people, the journey ahead will lead to a brighter future. Though the road may be rough, we believe in a Nigeria that works for everyone.
May this Easter renew our faith, strengthen our resolve, and inspire us to work together for a just and prosperous nation.
Happy Easter. -PO
Have you ever seen a tweet that doesn't even concern you, but you immediately go to that person's profile and block them because you don’t want to see any more of their thoughts on your timeline ever again?
Wishing Christians in the north safety this day Easter celebration.
Try not to die, so the president doesn’t invite your grieving families to the airport, wear them tags and troll them for not having light.
🚨 Diary of a Clinical Pharmacist, in a Federal Teaching Hospital.
6:00 AM – Awake, Prayed, drank a glass of water, quick pap + akara breakfast.
Left house early, traffic no dey play. Prayed for patience today.
7:35 AM – Signed in, white coat on. • Morning brief: stock-out on essential antihypertensives (amlodipine, losartan) and some ARVs.
📍 Raised it again, HOD says revolving fund delay.
8:00 AM – Joined ward round (Endocrinology/Medicine).
• Reviewed 10+ charts: counselled a new type 2 diabetic on metformin timing and foot care (she called me “teacher pharmacist” 😂).
• Adjusted levothyroxine dose, flagged metformin + contrast dye risk for radiology.
• Educated team on pharmacist role in deprescribing.
10:20 AM – Outpatient dispensing grind.
• Screened 50+ scripts; caught wrong insulin pen strength and a risky NSAID + ACEI combo in hypertensive patient.
• Counseled extensively: “This drug go help, but adherence na key o!”
🚨 Long queue, NEPA took light twice. Generator delay as usual.
12:00 PM – Lunch: tuwo shinkafa from cafeteria + cold zobo.
• Quick tip session with pharmacy interns on patient counseling scripts; real talk, no sugarcoating.
1:00 PM – Inpatient duties: briefed Nurses on reconstitution of IV ceftazidime, prepared TPN additives. Urgent call from ICU for sedation adjustment (midazolam infusion). Responded fast, prevented escalation.
3:00 PM – Drug info query from resident: safe antibiotic in pregnancy (patient with UTI). Updated profiles, noted for audit. Shared quick #HealthTipsNG thread in mind for later post.
3:30 PM – Store round with tech: low on salbutamol nebules and insulin vials.
• Wrote strong memo; enough is enough. We can't keep apologizing to patients.
4:00 PM – Final rush: counselled a “wicked pharmacist” caller from yesterday who now thanked me after explanation. Smiled inside. Locked narcotics, documented everything.
4:30 PM – Signed out.
🚨 Tired but proud; educated, intervened, advocated.
Traffic go long, but plan: family dinner, rest, then draft post on “Why your pharmacist is your first line of defense.”
Thank God for the strength. We dey try for this system.
Patients first, always. 💊
#HealthTipsNG #Pharmacistlife
The first day I saw a NAPLEX resource, my view of pharmacy as a practice broadened.
As an undergraduate, I thought pharmacy was more about drug production, development, etc. Many hated the clinical/community side of the profession.
Hell, I was wrong!
Now this should be applicable to the other healthcare professions, and I have seen a few say that. The moment I scanned through the resources, I understood why there was a need to be as versed in clinical practice as the other aspects of pharmacy as a pharmacist.
See, the medication side is broad and so crazy. Until you see and grasp the extent, you won’t understand how crazy it is. It is so extensive that even pharmacists (the supposed drug experts) haven’t finished mastering it, talk less of other healthcare professionals claiming authority over it.
That is why I do say that I AM NOT EVEN DONE WITH MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. It is diagnosis, care, and laboratory things that I will now be learning.
And that is exactly the problem here. Everyone wants to be the other pharmacist “by virtue of healthcare.” It runs both ways; pharmacists also drift. Nobody stays in their lane long enough to actually master it. That is why, in terms of treatment, we are not advancing in non-drug therapy. Why? Because everyone wants to be better in what they were not trained for.
Guess who suffers it? The public.
Here’s what’s interesting though: every healthcare professional who has genuinely engaged with their own international standard immediately carries themselves differently. Because I daresay that to even know and be knowledgeable in those things has placed you on a different level from the professionals in Nigeria.
Have you ever seen a nurse who is done with NCLEX behaving like that? A medical doctor done with USMLE also? It is rare. It is only common with all HCPs across the NURTW Ibadan, WWW Ife, HTTP Kaduna.
That is why when every healthcare professional starts their shenanigans here on X with regards to medications, I see how myopic they are.
Christians continue to be explicitly targeted for their faith in Nigeria.
ISIS-West Africa is slaughtering Christians and telling other Christians they must convert or die.
In our report to the White House, we made it clear that increased American support is contingent on the Nigerian government doing more to defend Christians.
Now is the time for Abuja to step up.
It is with a heavy heart that I have learned of yet another horrific attack yesterday by terrorists on the community of Ngoshe in Borno State, which targeted not only a military base but also an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp, and sadly claimed the lives of innocent civilians and soldiers, many of whom are still missing.
I watched several videos of this tragedy with deep horror. Once again we are confronted with the painful reality of the daily suffering that far too many Nigerians are forced to endure. This is unacceptable.
How long will Nigerians continue to bear the consequences of poor leadership and mismanagement? How many more lives must be lost before decisive action is taken to secure our communities, protect the vulnerable, and dismantle the structures of these insurgents?
While Nigerians are slaughtered daily by terrorists, what is more troubling is that amid these daily killings, our political leaders are preoccupied with selfish schemings on how to steal, grab and run away with the next election cycle, and keep us in insecurity, poverty and underdevelopment.
To the families who have lost loved ones, to the children now displaced, and to the communities living in fear, I stand with you in grief and in resolve. Your pain is Nigeria’s pain. Your safety and dignity must be the priority of any government that claims to serve the people.
Nigeria deserves a leadership that values human life above all else.
Our nation is stronger than the terror that threatens it. But we cannot remain silent, and we cannot accept inaction. We must act now, for today’s victims, for tomorrow’s children, and for the Nigeria we all deserve.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
WE NEED HELP IN NIGERIA!
Pls do not open this video if you have a weak heart.
This is Gwoza LG in Borno.
Terrorists invaded this community, overpowered security, went on a killing spree and kidnapped over 100+ women and children.
LET THE WORLD SEE THIS.
Can you doctors kindly speak with yourselves to be less conceited and less ego driven??
No one asked the government to outsource Doctors jobs when y'all went on strike, but now, you want to outsource other people's jobs?
At least them include Nurses this time, to bribe them to their side? A we against them?
Abi kaa yé yin nii?
Ewoo, let's kukuma scatter everywhere
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Same thing apply to Pharmacists. Enter the name to see whether they are truly a pharmacist and get access to their license validity.
Be well informed about the Pharmacy Profession to prevent quackery of any form.