The agency said the affected products are already circulating in Nigeria, particularly in border communities neighbouring Chad. Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye speaks on drug insecurity during an interview on Sunrise Daily on March 3, 2020. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an alert following reports that Chad has…
NAFDAC described the seizure as one of the largest in recent months and is part of the institution’s crackdown on the circulation of unsafe consumer goods across the country. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized banned, expired, and unregistered products valued at over ₦1.5 billion during a major…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has warned users of bleaching creams to desist from using products with excess hydroquinone to safeguard their health. NAFDAC Bauchi State Coordinator, Mr Hamis Yahaya, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Tuesday. Hydroquinone is a skin-lightening…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an unfinished building in Asagba Ogwashi community, Aniocha South Council Area of Delta State, where expired injectables were being repackaged. The wife of the prime suspect, Ekene Igwe Emmanuel, who is currently at large, and a neighbor have been arrested in connection…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned marketers of industrial and agrochemicals in Kebbi State against selling their products to unknown customers. The warning was issued during a one-day sensitization and awareness parley organized by NAFDAC in Birnin Kebbi. State Coordinator Muyideen Folorunsho Suleiman emphasized the importance of marketers…
Stakeholders has urged Nigeria politicians to stop using the youth to peddle illicit drugs saying it is destroying both lives and the economy. This was stated at a webinar on the Effect of Illicit Drugs on Business Community organised by the National Chamber Policy Centre (NCPC) of Abuja Chamber of Commerce (ACCI) on Tuesday. The…
