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Nigerian Twin Sisters Open Their Pharmacy And It’s All Kind Of Inspiring

by Christine Haveford 23.6k Views

Identical twins Valerie Iboi and Daphne Iboi have inspired millions of young Nigerians by opening their own pharmacy.

The Iboi twins graduated from the University of Lagos, Faculty of Pharmacy.

After completing a degree in Nigeria, it is mandatory for every graduate to enrol in the National Youth Service.

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The program lasts for a year and the graduates are posted to different parts of the country where they engage in community service.

But after their service was over, the twins found it difficult to find work.

So they took the bold step of starting their own pharmacy.

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Their cousin on Twitter @Baazini shared their photos on Twitter and it’s gone viral with over 40,000 retweets.

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On their website they state their mission is: “To provide value for money & healtcare services to our customers, in terms of availability of authentic pharmaceutical products, high quality & individual focused counselling, all at competitive prices.”

Written by Christine Haveford

Christine loves all things cinema, and she's been that way ever since she was a little girl. In fact, she is so passionate about cinema that she decided to pursue cinematography as a full-time career, and is now pursuing film studies at the New York Film School. Originally from Florida, she is still exploring the new city, people, places, and the culture, loves the new weather, going ice skating during winters, and spending time with her fellow classmates and friends from college.