The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to the presence of falsified batches of Postinor-2 (Levonorgestrel 0.75mg), an emergency contraceptive pill, in the market. In a statement on Monday, the agency said the counterfeit versions, identified as Type 1 and Type 2, were discovered after the authorised importer,…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about the circulation of counterfeit Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachets across the country. In a statement issued on Friday, the agency said Promasidor Nigeria Limited, the manufacturer and Marketing Authorisation Holder of Cowbell products, raised concerns about fake milk sachets that…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered and sealed a warehouse in Kano stocked with 88,560 litres of controlled chemicals, including sulphuric and nitric acid substances commonly used in the production of explosives. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed the development on Wednesday while briefing journalists at the sealed…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered an illegal operation in Lagos involving fake chemicals, expired food flavours, fertilisers, and repackaged raw materials. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, NAFDAC said the operatives bust the illegal operation at the Alapere area of Ketu, which led to the arrest…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has clarified its stance regarding the nationwide ban on sachet alcohol. The Director of the FCT Directorate of the agency, Kenneth Azikiwe, in Abuja on Monday, said the temporary lifting of the ban was only valid until Dec. 31, 2025. He emphasised that the recent…
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, on Friday, destroyed counterfeit, substandard and fake pharmaceutical and other products worth over one trillion naira at the Anambra State Waste Management Authority Dump Site, Agu Awka, Anambra State. The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who performed the exercise at the dump site located…
National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has arrested over 40 suspects and destroyed banned pharmaceutical and other products worth N100 billion. This was disclosed by the Director General, NAFDAC, Professor Christiana Mojisola Adeyeye during the destruction exercise which held at the Dumpsite, Moniya in Akinyele Local Government area of the state. Represented…
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has decried threats to her life and the safety of agency staff. She urged authorities to provide them with better protection. Speaking at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, Adeyeye disclosed that NAFDAC officials face constant danger while cracking…
Four traders at Ogbo Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have dragged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, the NAFDAC Zonal Director, South-East, Dr Martins Iluyomade and the Anambra State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to a Federal High Court sitting…
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has countered Peter Obi’s stance on the closure of the plumbing materials markets by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). As part of its fight against the proliferation of counterfeit drugs in Nigeria, NAFDAC recently shut down the entire Head Bridge Market in Onitsha…