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 …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday alerted the public of the presence of counterfeit Artemether/Lumefantrine tablets circulating under the brand name Aflotin 20/120 in Nigeria. The agency said on its X handle that the counterfeit product was discovered and reported to the agency by the genuine manufacturer, Ajanta Pharma Limited, from Mumbai, India. …

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 National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says over 11,000 shops have been sealed and 40 individuals arrested in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. NAFDAC’s director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed to journalists in Lagos on Saturday that the enforcement was planned over a year as covert operations. NAFDAC, on 10 February, commenced enforcement …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned students about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. The director-general of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, issued the warning on Saturday during a keynote address at a “Catch-Them-Young” sensitisation programme for secondary school students. Ms Adeyeye, represented by Harirah Abdullahi, chief regulatory officer at NAFDAC, emphasised the importance …

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has said ‘enough is enough’ to recalcitrant fake drug peddlers as two more massive warehouses full of fake and expired medicines were uncovered over the weekend in Aba, Abia State, and truckloads in Idumota-Lagos and Onitsha, Anambra State. Last week, the agency …