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NAFDAC Vows to Strengthen Drugs Monitoring in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2025 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to intensifying efforts in monitoring and controlling the use of drugs in Nigeria. The agency’s Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, made this declaration on Wednesday during a

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Reps caucus asks NAFDAC to re open Onitcha market

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 25 February 2025 0

By Msugh Ityokura The South East Caucus in the House of Representatives Tuesday, asked the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to consider reopening the Onitsha Bridgehead Market in Anambra state It would be recalled that the agency had sealed over 4,000 shops in Onitsha, 3,027 shops in Lagos and 4,000 […]

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Yuletide: We ‘ll rid market of substandard, falsified medicines, food products – NAFDAC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 30 December 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has assured Nigerians that adequate measures have been put in place to safeguard their health before, during and after the yuletide season. The assurance is contained in the Christmas and New Year message of the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola […]

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NAFDAC, food manufacturers chart path for improved food safety, quality

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 23 December 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and members of the Association of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employers (AFBTE) have agreed to collaborate further to ensure that a food safety culture is entrenched in Nigeria. The decision to jointly chart a new path for food safety in the […]

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“NAFDAC warns Nigerians, exposes hub of fake drinks”

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2024 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared Eziukwu Market, popularly known as Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State, a hub for the production and distribution of fake and substandard drinks and beverages. During a raid on Tuesday, December 17, Mr Martins Iluyomade, Director of NAFDAC’s South-East Zone, described the […]

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NAFDAC probes substandard amoxicillin

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 December 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is investigating a case of suspected substandard Deekins Amoxycillin 500mg Capsule, manufactured by Ecomed Pharma Ltd and marketed by Devine Kings Pharmaceutical Ltd, with lot number 4C639001. Director Genetalmof NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye in a statement said this investigation

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NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on fake condoms

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 November 2024 0

BY ADA DIKE The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public of the illegal sale and distribution of an unregistered brand of condom in Nigeria. Named Foula Condoms , NAFDAC officials discovered Foula Condoms (packaged in threes) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State and Zango, Katsina State. Tagged: Public Alert […]

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NAFDAC clears misconception about use of saccharine in bread production

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 28 August 2024 0

BY TUNDE OPALANA The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied advising Nigerians to avoid breads baked in the country due to usage of saccharine in bread production. The regulatory agency was reacting to a video circulating on social media titled: “Bread sold in markets failing laboratory tests, NAFDAC raises […]

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Foodborne Illness : NAFDAC raise awareness for unexpected food safety emergency in Nigeria

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 June 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, has called on all stakeholders in the food supply chain to take deliberate actions to institute a food safety culture in their operations to mitigate the food hazards and risks that could compromise food […]

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Preserving foods with sniper can cause cancer, death, NAFDAC warns

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 June 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a stern warning to Nigerians regarding the hazardous practice of using dangerous chemicals to preserve food items. Specifically, the agency has emphasised the dangers associated with dichlorvos, particularly sniper, a chemical commonly utilised by traders to safeguard food

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NAFDAC bursts illegal alcohol factory in Lagos, to prosecute operators

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 13 May 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana In its avowed determination to purge the country of fake and substandard products, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has smashed the illegal activities of a manufacturer of alcohol drinks in Badagry, Lagos State. NAFDAC enforcement officers, aided by intelligence from the Nigerian Army’s 15 Field Engineering […]

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NAFDAC raises alarm on sale of falsified paracetamol

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 February 2024 0

…warns public against unauthorised branded rice bags The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public concerning the sale of a falsified Paracetamol Injection mislabelled as Paracetamol Injection 300mg/2ml I.M I.V Aminoglycoside Antibacterial. The product, according to the agency, was discovered during a surveillance activity

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Beware of fake chloroquine tablets, NAFDAC warns

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 16 February 2024 0

The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public of the sale of falsified brand of Chloroquine Phosphate tablets. Alert on suspected falsified Chloroquine Tablets,” the agency warned the public not to desist from buying or using it. The fake product, according to a statement made available to Saturday Times, […]

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More than 50% of foreign pharmaceutical products imported with fake certificates – NAFDAC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 February 2024 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has classified more than 50 per cent of the certificates of pharmaceutical products imported into Nigeria as fake. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting with regulators, policymakers, and law enforcement agencies on Monday, in

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NAFDAC raises alarm on fake oxytocin injections in circulation

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 February 2024 0

By Godwin Anyebe The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert regarding the sale of falsified and unregistered brands of Oxytocin Injection in the country. The counterfeit products were discovered during the Risk-Based Post-Marketing Surveillance (RBPMS) activities conducted by the Post-Marketing Surveillance

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Syringe importation killing local manufacturers – NFDAC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 January 2024 0

BY TUNDE OPALAN The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said that importation of syringes into the country will ultimately kill local manufacturers of the product. NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye gave the warning in Lagos while receiving the newly inaugurated executives of the Association of Nigerian Licensed

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Customs hands sexual enhancers to NAFDAC

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 January 2024 0

By Shafa’atu Suleiman The Nigeria Customs Service in Sokoto State has seized no fewer than 1,198 unregistered drugs and sexual enhancement products in Sokoto State. The Area Comptroller of the Sokoto Command, Musa Omale, disclosed this while handing over the seizures to the State Coordinator, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) […]

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NAFDAC trains clients on Ports Inspection, data capture, risk management

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 January 2024 0

…insists on efficient, seamless Port clearance procedure By Tunde Opalana The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has reiterated the need for efficient and seamless port clearance procedures to achieve best practices within the industry. The Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, made the assertion weekend in Lagos at the 2024 Training

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NAFDAC to maximally reduce counterfeit drugs, unwholesome food

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 January 2024 0

… vows to make illicit trade unattractive By Tunde Opalana The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating the menace of counterfeit drugs and unwholesome products from the Nigerian market. In response to recent negative press concerning the activities of fake drug manufacturers and sellers of […]

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NAFDAC okays Cway, Eva water, Peak milk, others

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 21 December 2023 0

…clarifies products registration status By Tunde Opalana Contrary to insinuations in the public space, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has okayed registration status of some manufacturing firms, thereby giving their products clean bill of health. The Agency debunked an online report claiming that it was ‘watching’ while the