The Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic), University of Benin, Processor Ray Ozolua, has been inducted as Fellow, Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy. The investiture took place recently in Lagos State at this year’s induction ceremony of the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy.
Professor Ozolua is one of the few distinguished and leading Pharmacists selected across the country by the Academy from the dozens of stellar applications for this year’s induction into its hallowed ranks. Aside this latest feat, Ozolua, a Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, is also a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, and Fellow, West African Society for Pharmacology.
The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy is one of Nigeria’s specialised academies and its bedrock is the facilitation of scientific research and development towards wellness and good health. To this end, the Academy employs strategic advocacy and other means to enhance government and societal funding and support for scientific research with particular focus on pharmaceutical research.