Traders at Ekumi Plaza in Ariaria International Market, Aba, who deal on hair and beauty accessories, have lamented the continued closure of their shops by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. NAFDAC had during its operation led by its zonal office earlier this month, closed many sections of the market,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this call on Friday while speaking during Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. She argued that only strict penalties would deter drug peddlers, especially when their actions result in the…
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Mojisola Adeyeye, has said that about 14.3 million 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 School, Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt, on Wednesday.According to…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has vowed to make Nigeria a leader in the responsible regulation of tobacco and similar products across the globe. In a statement obtained from the agency’s website on Thursday after it convened a Technical Committee Meeting on standards for heated tobacco products such as e-cigarettes, cicotine pouches at its headquarters…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has intercepted N2 billion worth of counterfeit alcohol packaging materials in Lagos. In a statement via its X handle on Thursday, NAFDAC said it stormed and dismantled illegal alcohol packaging operations at Article Market in Abule-Osun, Lagos State. According to the agency, during the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned Nigerians about the illegal sale and distribution of an unregistered brand of condoms in Nigeria. The agency said officials from the Post-Marketing Surveillance directorate discovered Foula condoms (packaged in threes) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, and Zango, Katsina State. It said, “The condom is…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has inaugurated the Breast Milk Substitutes State Multi-Sectoral Technical Committees across 32 States. NAFDAC, in a statement by its Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, said the inauguration of the committees is in line with the ongoing implementation of the national strategy for…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has conducted a comprehensive mop-up operation across various markets in Maiduguri, Borno State. A press statement signed by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola on Tuesday noted that the mop-up operation took place at the Gamboru drug and food market, Monday market, Open air-theatre…
The Federal Government, through the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has destroyed substandard products, including counterfeit drugs and medical devices, worth N43 billion in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The exercise was carried out on Thursday at the Moniya dump site in the Akinyele Local Government area of the state, with…
The Federal Government, through the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State. Revealing this in a post on its X handle on Tuesday, NAFDAC said the factory was shut down after its personnel stormed…