The Director-General (DG) of the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, on Thursday, expressed concern over the high level of fake, substandard and falsified drugs in the country. She stated this during a one-day sensitisation campaign programme, held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Adeyeye, who was represented by the Zonal Director of the …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has unveiled the “Catch Them Young” programme aimed at tackling the growing menace of drug abuse among Nigeria’s youth, particularly in secondary schools. The unveiling ceremony took place at Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, on Friday, with NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, emphasising the importance …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted Nigerians to the activities of a faith-based organisation, Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, led by Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, using the agency’s name to deceive the unsuspecting public. NAFDAC, in a statement on Sunday signed by its Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, noted that none of the products advertised …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday refuted claims made in a recent video circulating online suggesting that Nigerians should avoid bread due to the alleged use of saccharine in its production. In a press release signed by the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Christianah Adeyeye, the agency, clarified that the video’s content does …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has revealed that bread sold in the markets is failing laboratory tests because producers are using saccharine due to the high cost of sugar. NAFDAC warned water producers, patent medicine dealers and other manufacturers of regulated products against selling fake and substandard products. Mrs Roseline Ajayi, NAFDAC Southwest Coordinator, …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has shut four unregistered bakeries in Port Harcourt City and Obio/Akpor Local Government Areas of Rivers state. The agency said the four bakeries were operating without registration licences and with unhygienic practices. The NAFDAC Director, South-South Zone, Chukwuma Oligbu, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Thursday. …

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said the ban on the sale and consumption of sachet alcoholic beverages in the country is still in force. Adeyeye said this on Wednesday at a press briefing held in Lagos and monitored by our correspondent via Zoom. She said: “The ban …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, arraigned three suspects before the Federal High Court in Kano, for manufacturing, distributing and selling falsified medicines for children. The suspects are Amao Gideon, Alumona Okwiludili, Hillary Onah Chigozie and Giddyson Healthcare Limited. When the case came up on Friday, prosecution counsel, Oche Abutu, standing in for …

The Zonal Director, Northwest of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mrs Josephine Abbas, has warned manufacturers and producers in Kebbi state to desist from using harmful chemicals that are capable of causing cancer to unsuspecting consumers in Kebbi and Nigeria. The agency’s zonal chief gave the warning in Birnin Kebbi during a high-level NAFDAC stakeholders …

Fifty outlets in Kaduna State have been sealed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for selling edible oil under unhygienic conditions. The operation was part of a sensitisation workshop for dealers, focusing on registration procedures and food management. According to a statement posted on the agency’s X handle on Saturday, its Director of North-West Zonal …