The Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye and other stakeholders at the event on Trans-Fatty Acids.The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has set an 18-month grace period, effectively giving food companies until early 2026 before facing full enforcement of regulations to eliminate industrially produced Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA).The initiative, launched as a…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has intercepted counterfeit malaria drugs worth over N1.2bn in Lagos, intensifying its crackdown on substandard medicines across the country. In a statement posted on its social media handle on Friday, the agency said it seized 277 cartons of counterfeit and unregistered Malamal Forte malaria drugs…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has confiscated banned, expired and unregistered products worth more than N1.5 billion during a sweeping enforcement operation at the Trade Fair market in Lagos. The raid, which focused on the cosmetics section of the market, was part of a broader national effort to rid…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Bauchi State office, has announced plans to inaugurate an intensive media campaign aimed at raising awareness among users and sellers of agricultural chemicals. The State Coordinator of NAFDAC in Bauchi, Hamis Yahaya, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday….
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered and conficated expired beverages worth N35 million in Kaduna. Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, NAFDAC Kaduna Office, Andrew Tamanuwa, made this known while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna. Tamanuwa said that interception of the expired beverages followed a tip-off from…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has launched innovative mobile technologies aimed at combating counterfeit drugs in Nigeria’s North-East region. Newsmen report that at a two-day sensitisation workshop in Gombe, stakeholders from various healthcare sectors were introduced to the “Scan 2 Verify” and “Green Book App” tools designed to authenticate medicines…
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…