NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xechem International, Inc. (OTC BB: XKEM) announced today that its subsidiary Xechem Pharmaceuticals Nigeria Ltd. expects at least a significant increase in its pilot scale production of NICOSAN™ with the arrival of a long awaited and very important piece of equipment in Nigeria. The device, a second spray dryer, will be joined by a third spray dryer currently in transit and scheduled to arrive in a few weeks. Installation of the second spray dryer just received is already underway; it should be operational within the next ten days.