NAFDAC
28 Aug
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Moji Adeyeye, has denied that the agency advised Nigerians not to eat bread. In a statement on Tuesday, Adeyeye described a video circulating on social media, which claims that NAFDAC has raised concerns about bread safety in Nigeria as untrue.…
28 Aug
The Premium Bread Makers Association of Nigeria (PBAN) has condemned a viral social media misinformation claiming that the bread produced in Nigeria contains harmful ingredients.
28 Aug
The Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Alagbon, Lagos, has announced that it will return two trucks belonging to Manfes Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. which were hijacked by criminal suspects.
27 Aug
It has become necessary that stringent measures are taken to enforce certain provisions of the National Health Act 2014 so as to curtail the debilitating effects of increased mortality rate amongst Nigerians.
23 Aug
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO) prequalification unit has prequalified ulphadoxine/ Pyrimethamine tablet, a product of Swiss Pharma Nigeria Limited (SWIPHA)
16 Aug
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 12 40-ft containers of expired and controlled pharmaceutical products without National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) registration numbers at Apapa port. The items are worth N1.8 billion. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi, who unveiled the seizures to journalists yesterday in Apapa command, said…
9 Aug
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has revealed that she inherited a debt of ₦3.2bn, while ₦500m was unaccounted for upon her resumption in the office. In an interview on Channels Television’s Inside Sources on Friday, Adeyeye disclosed that such debt and missing…
6 Aug
The Cocoa Processors Association of Nigeria (COPAN) has raised the alarm about the Export Regulations 2024 proposed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The association said it is capable of killing their business with multiple taxes, as the agency lacks both the infrastructure and human capabilities to regulate numerous…
30 Jul
Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated the importance of local production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and excipients to reduce high cost of drugs in Nigeria.
10 Jun
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and a non-governmental organisation focusing on food safety and nutrition, CASCADE, have warned against the frequent application of agrochemicals
9 Jun
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) Seoul, South Korea.
7 Jun
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has apprehended and arraigned three individuals and a healthcare company involved in the manufacturing and distribution of falsified medicines. NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement on Friday, stating that the arraignment took place today, at the Federal High Court in Kano. The accused, Amao…
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