Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students (NAPS) Cyprus Branch

On the 30th of January 2016 , the official NAPS released an announcement through their Publicity secretary Mr Umar Sabo, slating the full information about the new association, The new NAPS cyprus Chapter constitute of Ten Executive members under the leadership of Comrade Frederich Edeh, and below is the statement on the creation of the new union.

With the growing need for us to spread our tentacles, widen our horizons and further consolidate our relationship with our counterparts here in North Cyprus and back home in Nigeria, it became imperative for a central body to be created. Consequent to that, today the 30th of January, 2016 The Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students North Cyprus (NAPS North Cyprus) was created and national secretariat established by The National Association of Nigerian Students Turkish Zone (NANS TR Zone) with the following mandate- 1. To foster Unity among Nigerian Pharmacy Students in North Cyprus to help tackle health Challenges facing our dear country Nigeria by organizing programs such as, Seminars, Conferences, Symposiums, Health Awareness, Research, Trips and Social activities. 2. Invite the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) to all Universities offering Pharmacy to help Supervise and give appropriate approvals to our programs here. 3. Work with the Turkish-Cypriot Government with help of Deans of participating schools to ensure that more traineeship and internship opportunities are provided for our students and Licensing examinations are administered to our students upon graduation to help reduce the intense pressure faced by international graduates during licensing examinations in Nigeria. 4. Work with sister societies and associations to inculcate basic norms into our members (especially freshers) and ensure that all Pharmacy Students are up to date with their educational-cum-social programs. 5. Work with other related international and national bodies to create international and national conference and congress opportunities for our members to improve educational and social exposures. 6. Work with all Universities with faculty of Pharmacy to source for more international accreditation from international licensing bodies in other to place the institutions in world standard. This will create a platform for a global recognition of our certificate.

here are the new EXCOS of the union:

1. NATIONAL PRESIDENT – FREDRICK EDEH (EMU) 
2. NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT - CHIKENDU MICHEAL OKEKE (CIU) 
3. NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY - OZIOMA EZEOFOR (EMU) 
4. NATIONAL PUBLICITY SECRETARY – UMAR USMAN SABO (EMU) 
5. NATIONAL FINANCIAL SECRETARY -AUSTIN OGUNJOBI (NEU) 
6. NATIONAL TREASURER - UYIOGHOSA ARIGBE (NEU) 
7. NATIONAL EX. OFFICIO - OYINDAMOLA OLATUNJI (EMU) 
8. NATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR - MARY EFFANGA (CIU) 
9. NATIONAL WELFARE DIRECTOR - ANJOLAJESU OLASOGBA (NEU) 

10. NATIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR - SIRAJUDEEN SHITTU (EMU)

NAPS CYPRUS EXCOS

We congratulate the new leadership of NAPS Cyprus and  wishing  you all the best.