Dear Esteemed Colleagues and Delegates,

It is with immense pleasure and profound gratitude that I welcome you to the 98th Annual National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), fondly tagged DABO 2025. The conference will take place from Monday, November 3rd to Saturday, November 8th, 2025, at the Convocation Hall, Bayero University, Kano (New Site).

This year’s gathering is deeply symbolic — the first under my leadership as President of our great Society. The journey here has been one of shared vision, unwavering commitment, and collective hope. Together, we have championed a movement built on the pillars of renewed unity, youth inclusion, institutional transparency, and strategic collaborations.

Our conference theme,
“Pharmacy Forward: Building a Future-Ready Workforce for Performance, Collaboration and Transformation”, challenges us to reflect, innovate, and act in positioning our profession to meet the evolving demands of the healthcare landscape.

Highlights of DABO 2025 include:
✅ Subtheme A: Pharmacy in the Digital Age – Innovation, AI and the Future of Healthcare
✅ Subtheme B: A Multidimensional Approach to Combating Drug Abuse and Misuse in Nigeria:
A Road Map

Strategic Panel Discussions will cover:

- 5+5 Policy – Strategic Implications for Drug Security in Nigeria
-Ensuring Sustainable Access to Safe, Effective, Quality and Affordable Medicines as a Measure of Health Transformation
-Interprofessional Collaboration in Hospital Pharmacy Practice – Navigating the Politics for Optimal Treatment Outcomes
-Industry and Academia Collaboration – Scaling Up Existing Partnerships

We have also made arrangements for your comfort and convenience, with our conference hotel being the elegant Bristol Palace Hotel, 54–56 Guda Abdullahi Road, Farm Centre, Kano.

As we converge in the ancient city of Kano, a place of culture, history, and learning, I invite you to come not only with expectations, but with ideas, energy, and enthusiasm. Let DABO 2025 be a defining moment in our professional history.

I look forward to welcoming you personally.
Together, let us move Pharmacy Forward.

Warm regards,
Pharm. Ayuba Tanko Ibrahim, FPSN
President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria