The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over three trucks loaded with expired pharmaceutical products valued at N3.8 billion to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The handover took place yesterday at the Customs warehouse in Ikeja, Lagos, reports The Guard...
•Counterfeit Cowbell 12g sachet milk The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control today raised the alarm over the presence of counterfeit Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachet milk circulating in Nigeria. The alert posted on the agency’s website stated that Promasidor Nigeria Ltd, which is the marketing authorisation holder and ma...
An official of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Martins Iluyomade, said fake drugs have killed more Nigerians than Boko Haram. Iluyomade, NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, said this on Tuesday, following the agency’s five-day operation where over 10,000 cartons of unregistered tom...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intervened in the conversations about genetically modified organisms (GMOs), assuring Nigerians that GMO foods are safe but need proper labelling. “GMOs are genetically modified foods when it comes to food, and they are not bad for us. They are not bad for us, [&hell...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating counterfeit and substandard medicines from Nigeria’s drug markets. This is contained in a statement today in Abuja by Mrs Christiana Obiazikwor, NAFDAC’s Deputy Director of Public Relations. The statement followed a strategic ...
•NAFDAC National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the recall of certain multivitamins and iron supplements in the U.S. NAFDAC, via its official Twitter handle, stated that the affected vitamin brand is labelled as CINCINNATI (WKRC). The agency noted that the supplements were sold across the ...
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has thrown its weight behind the regulatory actions being taken by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to sanitise the pharmacy industry and safeguard the nation’s health. The association called for urgent reforms and government support for local d...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned an unregistered batch of Tarivid (Ofloxacin 200mg), a widely used antibacterial medication, after it was discovered circulating within Nigeria’s healthcare supply chain. The agency stated that the alert will be uploaded to the World Health Organisation (WHO) G...
•NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) today said the agency will not bow to any pressure in its bid to rid the country of banned, counterfeit, unregistered and harmful drugs. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye made this known at a news conf...
•Onitsha drug warehouse The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has demanded that the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) refund over N3 billion allegedly collected from traders at the Onitsha Drug Market. The market has been closed for months following an operation by NAFDAC,...
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