BBC CODEINE REPORT: PHARMA SECTOR TO LOOSE 25,000 JOBS AS NAFDAC SHUTS DOWN EMZOR & 2 OTHERS – ANALYSTS

By, Uchechukwu Ugboaja – Abuja The abuse of codeine amongst Nigerian youths have been a silent and prevalent phenomenon for many years, but a recent BBC report titled “Sweet Sweet Codeine” have given it an unprecedented global dimension which has resulted to the shutting down of 3 pharmaceutical companies including Emzor Pharmaceutical Ltd. raising fears of massive job losses in the sector. In the wake of this global outcry over the Codeine abuse menace the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control, NAFDAC shut down three pharmaceutical firms…

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