The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has restated its determination to attain the World Health Organization (WHO) Maturity Level Four certification, as a regulatory step towards making pharmaceutical products manufactured in Nigeria competitive in the rapidly transforming the global market. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who made this remark […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for more funding into research and development of herbal medicines to support universal health coverage in the country. Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call at the Inaugural Symposium and Launching of the Africa Centre of Excellence for Drug […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the registration of alcohol drinks in sachets, small volume PET and glass bottles below 200ml. A statement signed by the agency’s Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, on the ban indicated that “the registration of new alcoholic drinks in sachets and small volume […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has expressed serious concern over the increasing rate of irrational use of antibiotics, which has further accelerated the process of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), leading to avoidable deaths. The Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, raised this alarm at the virtual 2021 World Antimicrobial […]
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against adding chemicals and additives to food and drinks to enhance taste, stressing that such practices could result in severe illness and even death. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement signed by its Resident Media Consultant, Sayo […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the weekend vowed to shut down packaged water production facilities that fail the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who disclosed the planned clampdown of substandard water facilities during at a virtual stakeholders’ meeting with packaged […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in the treatment and prevention of coronavirus in Nigeria. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who gave this hint during a live briefing on Thursday, said that the vaccine can be stored at 2 to […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the weekend cautioned all clearing agents and importers circumventing guidelines on the importation of food and drugs through the nation’s ports to immediately desist or face the full weight of the law for such despicable economic sabotage acts. The Director General of NAFDAC, […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the weekend confirmed that it shut down, Every Rose Limited, a food manufacturing company for allegedly revalidating expired curry and thyme spices. The clampdown of the firm by the agency followed a tip-off that led the operatives to storm the main warehouse and […]
The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has met with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) with a view to jointly working together to tackle the menace of sub-standard products in the country. Speaking during the virtual meeting, the Director General of the NACCIMA, Ambassador […]