The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clarified its stance regarding the nationwide ban on sachet alcohol. Director of the FCT Directorate of the agency, Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday that the temporary lifting of...
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday alerted the public of the presence of counterfeit Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets circulating under the brand name Aflotin 20/120 in Nigeria. The agency said on its twitter handle that the counterfeit product was discovered and reported to the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, substandard, and falsified drugs seized during a recent operation in Onitsha and Aba. The unwholesome pharmaceutical products were destroyed at the Anambra State Waste Management Agency’s dump site in Awka on Friday, following standard disposal...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its discoveries at the three open drug markets could destroy the lives of millions of Nigerians. Its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this during a news conference in Lagos on Friday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has emphasised its commitment to due process in the importation of Rifampicin, an anti-leprosy drug, into Nigeria. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, explained the agency’s position on the matter in a statement on Monday. She was responding to...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has denied a report by a media house that it indicted the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) over the distribution of counterfeit medicines to Nigerians. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director-General of the agency,...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it uncovered rifles, live cartridges, and other weapons hidden by unknown persons at the Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra. Its South-East Zonal Director, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday, as part of...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said its ongoing enforcement operations aim to protect Nigerians, not to disrupt trade. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who briefed journalists on Saturday in Lagos, urged against politicising the agency’s operations. NAFDAC launched a...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says over 11,000 shops have been sealed and 40 individuals arrested in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. Adeyeye said...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Sokoto state has warned fruit sellers to refrain from using calcium carbonate and other harmful chemicals to preserve fruits. The warning was issued by the State Coordinator, Mr Abdusalam Lawal, during a public awareness campaign against the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has evacuated 140 tonnes of expired and unregistered drugs from Aba to its office in Anambra. The Deputy Director in charge of Investigation and Enforcement, NAFDAC Federal Taskforce, South South and South East states, Mr Omoyeni Babatunji, disclosed...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated the call for stiffer penalties for drug peddlers. Prof. Adeyeye, who stated this in a statement issued by the agency’s resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo...
The National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it destroyed fake, expired, substandard drugs worth N4.7 billion in Rivers. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the remark during the destruction exercise at the Rivers state dump site in Port Harcourt...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has for the second time, shutdown Aba, Cemetery Market in Abia State for sale of fake bottles of wines and beverages. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, and...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday destroyed substandard and falsified goods estimated at N1,367 billion in Abuja. Speaking during the destruction exercise, the NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said that the exercise was part of the agency’s routine operations across all the...
Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said that about 14.3 million or Nigerians are victims of drug abuse. Adeyeye stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth programme, tagged, ‘’Catch Them Young,’’ held at the Government Secondary...
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday in Abuja, sealed a Chinese supermarket for allegedly selling goods labelled in Chinese language without its proper notification. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the supermarket is situated at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, including healthcare providers, about a counterfeit cancer treatment drug, Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml, labelled with batch number C5290S20. This notification is outlined in a public alert (No. 051/2024) available on the agency’s website. NAFDAC reported that the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday raided a rice-repackaging factory in New Karu, Nasarawa, for allegedly counterfeiting popular brands. The enforcement operation, which confiscated numerous bags of rice from eight different facilities, was led by Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, the Director in charge...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market in Abia State, over fake and expired products Worth ₦5 billion. The agency disclosed this in a statement on its X handle (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. NAFDAC said the shops...