An article in the Wall Street Journal turns a spotlight on 6,000 Nigerians now work as pharmacists in the United States, including a growing number operating businesses in Detroit.
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Nigerian-owned pharmacies in Detroit have a reputation for adapting to a challenging environment. Tony Akande's People Pharmacy on Schaefer Highway is slightly larger than a telephone booth.
It is inside a Plexiglas cube Mr. Akande built on a square of floor he leases from the liquor store that surrounds his pharmacy. A mile away on Greenfield Road, Phid Onwuzurike built his Ashton Natural Drugs inside a Marathon gas station and car wash.
Read more about the new wave of Nigerian pharmacists
here.
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