U.S.–Nigeria Bridge Navigator
No other career hub maps the whole journey between Nigerian training and U.S. practice. Follow the five stages below, then dive into the Nigeria and U.S. Navigators for the detail on each side.
The Bridge is not a single form. It is the full journey from Nigerian training and registration to a first U.S. pharmacist role, tying the Nigeria and U.S. Navigators together into one path.
Qualify and register in Nigeria
Complete your Nigerian pharmacy degree, internship, pre-registration exam and NYSC, and register with the PCN. This establishes the home-country license the U.S. process asks for.
Open your U.S. FPGEC file
Begin FPGEC certification with NABP: an education review, the TOEFL iBT English test (minimum section scores Reading 4, Listening 5, Writing 4.5, Speaking 5 for tests on or after 21 January 2026, in one sitting), and the FPGEE (minimum passing score 75). FPGEC confirms your education is comparable to a U.S. graduate's; it is not a license.
Choose a U.S. state and meet its intern hours
Contact the board of pharmacy in the state where you want to be licensed. Requirements vary, including required intern or practical-experience hours.
Pass the NAPLEX and the MPJE
Sit the NAPLEX (competency) and the MPJE or your state's law exam once your board confirms eligibility.
Get licensed and land your first U.S. role
Complete your state's remaining requirements, receive your license, then use NAPPSA's mentors and opportunity board to land and grow into your first U.S. role.
The Nigeria side in detail
Degree, internship, pre-registration exam, NYSC and PCN registration, step by step.
Nigeria Career Navigator →The U.S. side in detail
FPGEC, NAPLEX, MPJE and state licensure, each with its official source.
U.S. Career Navigator →A mentor who made the move
Match with a diaspora pharmacist who has walked this exact corridor.
Mentor Match →Time-box your plan
Turn these stages into a personal 30/90/365-day plan you can track.
30/90/365 Roadmap →