Nigeria, July 23 -- One of Nigeria's foremost pharmacists and a pioneer of pharmaceutical journalism, Ifeanyi Atueyi, is dead.

He died on 15 July at the age of 85, the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy announced in a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday.

The statement, dated 21 July, was signed by Lere Baale, President of the Nigerian Academy of Pharmacy, and Lekan Asuni, Secretary-General. Both are professors and members of the Academy's National Executive Committee.

Describing the late pharmacist as a "beacon of professional integrity," the Academy said Mr Atueyi's passing marked the end of an era in Nigeria's healthcare and pharmaceutical sector.

"At a time when the pharmacy profession lacked visibility and professional media e...