The agency’s Director General, Mojisola Adeyeye, announced this during a press briefing in Abuja. “The proliferation of high-alcohol-content beverages in sachets and small containers has made such products easily accessible, affordable, and concealable, leading to widespread misuse and addiction among minors and commercial drivers. Adeyeye said. This came after the Senate directed NAFDAC to implement […]
The directive, issued on Thursday, follows a motion presented by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, Cross River South, in plenary on Tuesday. The Senate’s resolution orders the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to stick to the existing timeline, rejecting any further extensions beyond 2025. Senator Ekpenyong, who introduced the motion, emphasized that […]
Adeyeye made this known during an interview on National Television, amid rising public concerns over the safety and regulation of GMO products in Nigeria. “GMOs are genetically modified foods when it comes to food, and they are not bad for us.“They’re not bad for us, depending on what type of foods they are and whether […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has urged Nigerians to join the fight against the circulation of counterfeit and fake medical products. The agency stated that this could be achieved through the use of its latest verification app, the Greenbook. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the call at the […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, has promised hard times to producers of fake beverages following the arrest of one Anthony Chidi inside the Mile 3 Market in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. The Public Relations Officer, South-South Zone, NAFDAC, Cyril Monye, disclosed in a statement that […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed the Idumota open drug market in Lagos State.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut down the infamous Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia State, for the second time in two years.
The Head of the Public Relations Unit at the NPHCDA, Remi Adeleke, who disclosed this also stated that the vaccine deployment will begin from October 3 to 6, 2024. Adeleke said the date for vaccine deployment based on the current chronogram is from October 3 to 6, 2024, time to align with the three to […]