The Director General of the National Agency for Food Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has said that Nigerian pharmaceutical companies must be ready to trade quality products approvable in the different countries through continental reliance among regulators. Adeyeye said this has become imperative as a result of the African Free Trade Agreement (AfcFTA) that allows free trade among …

If Nigerians thought that the worst is over as regards COVID-19 pandemic, recent development in Ekiti State and reports by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) say otherwise. On Saturday, Ekiti State government had to reintroduce the use of face mask, handwashing, sanitisation and social distancing at public places as 74 persons were isolated during the week after testing …

Nigeria and Africa must strengthen their manufacturing capacities in order to produce vaccines, according to World Trade Organisation (WTO). WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Tuesday in Abuja that it was not good that Africa imported 99 percent of its vaccines and 95 percent of pharmaceutical products. During her visit to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment as …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against eating varieties of gummies produced by United States’ Mars Wrigley Confectionery as a result of the possible presence of a very thin metal strand lodged in them. The health agency said that the identified products are already recalled and are, therefore, not safe for human …

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed the suspension of the “State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications”, which were issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the state’s Ministry of Health. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, the Governor said that the new guidelines would not be …

A focus report, which highlights the opportunities for investors to contribute to the development of Nigeria’s health sector through bridging funding shortfalls for planned infrastructure projects and supporting other segments with high growth potential, has been produced and released by Oxford Business Group (OBG). OBG is a global research and advisory company with presence in over 30 countries, spanning Africa, …

A Canada-based Nigerian medical practitioner, Dr Ayokunle Fagbemigun is in the news for awful reasons. He has been found to have billed the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) for supposedly drug screening patients as young as nine-year-old. OHIP is the government-run health plan, which is paid through taxes. Toronto Sun reports that Dr Fagbemigun claimed he gave eight pregnancy tests …

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has apprehended a 32-year-old businessman, Obinna Igbo, for alleged importation and the sale of fake Amanta Forte, an unregistered anti-malarial drug. The suspect has been arraigned before a Federal High Court on four counts of unlawful importation, possession, sale, and distribution of fake Amanta Forte soft gel (Artemether …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denounced the claims of efficacy of IHP Detox tea for the cure of COVID-19 patients, which was purportedly made by the Chief Executive Officer of Bioresources Development and Conservative Programme, Prof. Maurice Iwu. In a statement by its Resident Media Consultant, Mr Sayo Akintola, in Abuja on Sunday, …

By Hajara Leman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In spite various health facilities established by successive administrations in Gombe State, accessing healthcare has remained a nightmare in the state, especially for indigent ones. But the social health programme launched in 2021, by Governor Inuwa Yahaya, known as Gombe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency, may bring the needed succour. The mandate …