The Kano/Jigawa command of the Nigeria Customs Service has handed over 491,000 seized tramadol hydrochloride tablets valued at over ₦150 million to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kano. The consignment of the restricted opioid, intercepted along the Gumel-Birniwa axis in Jigawa, was concealed in a dark-tinted Lexus 450 SUV and smuggled into the …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has defended its recent enforcement operations at Onitsha Bridge Head Market, Anambra State, following criticism circulating on social media. A viral video by controversial influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), alleged that NAFDAC demanded N700,000 from each shop owner as a condition to reopen their shops after many …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said its officials have smashed a syndicate posing as free healthcare providers in the Abuloma axis of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The agency said the syndicate also posed as missionaries to give fake and unregistered products, including tablets and eye drops, saying a woman, Mrs Gladys Theophilus, who seemed …

Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have confiscated 551 cartons of banned pesticides worth over N800 million in Ogun, Ondo, Osun, and Oyo States. In a statement on X on Friday, NAFDAC said over 16 shops in those states were raided, leading to the discovery of banned agrochemical products being distributed. The agency …

Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control have seized large quantities of counterfeit rice during a raid in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement accompanied by photos and videos shared on X.com on Thursday. The statement read, ‘NAFDAC in collaboration with producers of Big Bull Rice, has raided shops in Woji, …

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has shut down three major assorted raw food warehouses in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, over rebagging of rice. NAFDAC Coordinator in Ekiti State, Mrs. Stella Dosumu, said the warehouses were closed over various degrees of infractions, allegedly targeted at short-changing unsuspecting members of the public. This is coming just …

The National Agency for Foods Drugs Administration and Control, on Saturday, destroyed counterfeit pharmaceutical and other products worth about N100 billion at Moniya dump sites in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, who performed the exercise at the dump sites in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state, said the affected products include, Analgin, …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Adamawa State has warned fruit dealers against using chemicals to ripen fruits and advised consumers to be cautious. NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, Gonzuk Bedima, issued the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Yola on Thursday. He highlighted that the most commonly used chemical …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday said it seized 87 truckloads of banned, expired and substandard medicinal products, including USAID and UNFPA-donated antiretroviral drugs, male and female condoms, among others. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who revealed this on Wednesday, added that counterfeiters were after her life and those of her workers. Adeyeye, …

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 down on fake and substandard …