The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has evacuated 140 tonnes of expired and unregistered drugs from Aba to its office in Anambra. Mr Omoyeni Babatunji, the Deputy Director in charge of Investigation and Enforcement, NAFDAC Federal Taskforce, South South and South East states disclosed this on Saturday. Babatunji, while briefing … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ramped up its crackdown on illicit and counterfeit pharmaceuticals, sealing over 3,000 shops at the Idumota Open Drug Market in Lagos within a week of enforcement operations. This development was disclosed in a statement posted on 𝕏 by NAFDAC on Saturday. During the … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerian youths to stay away from illicit drugs. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued the warning at the inauguration of the NAFDAC Catch-Them-Young Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) at Government College, Bida, on Thursday. Adeyeye stressed that drug abuse posed significant … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday, took over the Ariaria International Market, Aba, after uncovering huge quantities of unregistered and banned drugs. Mr Omoyeni Babatunde, the NAFDAC Deputy Director in charge of Enforcement and Federal Task Force, South-South/South-East, announced the take over in an interview with newsmen during … Read more
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that about 14.3 million or 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. … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have sealed a Chinese supermarket located at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse 2 Abuja, for allegedly expired goods and goods labelled in Chinese language without proper notification. The agency’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shaba Mohammed, while speaking with newsmen said NAFDAC got … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday in Abuja, sealed a Chinese supermarket for allegedly selling goods labelled in Chinese language without its proper notification. The supermarket is situated at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse 2, Abuja. Speaking with newsmen after the exercise, NAFDAC Director of Investigation and … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, including healthcare providers, about a counterfeit cancer treatment drug, Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml, labelled with batch number C5290S20. This notification is outlined in a public alert (No. 051/2024) available on the agency’s website. NAFDAC reported that the Marketing Authorisation Holder (MAH), Roche, received … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday raided a rice-repackaging factory in New Karu, Nasarawa, for allegedly counterfeiting popular brands. The enforcement operation, which confiscated numerous bags of rice from eight different facilities, was led by Mr Kenneth Azikiwe, the Director in charge of the FCT Directorate of the … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market in Abia State, over fake and expired products worth N5 billion. The agency disclosed this in a statement on its X handle (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. NAFDAC said the shops were shut during a two-day operation … Read more