With the strengthening of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) vaccines produced in Nigeria, including those for COVID-19, they will be of internationally acceptable standard, the Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has vowed. During an oversight visit to the NAFDAC facilities and COVID-19 laboratory projects in Lagos by the House of Representatives Committee on COVID-19 last …

SpecSMART, a world-class optometry clinic, has opened its store in Lagos, the commercial hub of the country, promising to deliver high-quality optometry services comprising primary eye care, premium quality frames, lens variants, contact lens fitting, and optical/ophthalmic services to patients seeking effective healthcare. The clinic with the United Kingdom standard which debuted on Wednesday, 17 August, was unveiled at the …

Lagos State Government has flagged off the COVID-19 Scales 0.3 Vaccination Campaign aimed at ramping up the records of the 25 percent profile of its population who have been vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. With the support of the Federal Government through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), for the provision of the vaccines, the state government called …

… as OAU College of Health Sciences clocks 50 A lecturer at the Redeemers University, Osun State, Prof. Onikepe Folarin has allayed the of cancer patients, urging them not to panic as there are better ways of handling their cases. Folarin, who recently spoke at the 16th Annual Faculty of Dentistry Conference of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, also …

Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Rt Hon. Adejare Bello has ordered the closure of the Nigerian mission in Mexican city, the country’s capital, due to fresh outbreak of Covid-19 within the mission. The closure will last seven days beginning from Monday, 8 August. As at the time of this report, six of the mission staff have tested positive to Corona virus. …

Health workers at the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have suspended their six-week-old strike on Monday. They are members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN). MHWUN Vice Chairman, Idzi Isua told union’s congress on Monday morning that the union agreed to suspend the strike following an agreement with NAFDAC management. The …

With the protracted industrial action in public universities yet unresolved, resident doctors have given a two-week notice to embark on a strike. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said that federal and state governments had defaulted on agreements reached with the doctors. Rising from its National Executive Council on Saturday, NARD issued a communique signed by its President, Godiya …

…. DG reiterates call for stiffer penalty The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has secured judgment of a three-year jail term against a falsified drugs merchant. According to a statement on Sunday by NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, a Federal High Court in Kano presided over by Justice Ibrahim Mark sentenced 41-year-old Innocent Oparah …

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 …