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 …

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 …