The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm about the proliferation of “dangerous” and “unregulated” bleaching creams in the market. The agency warned about the danger on Wednesday in a one-day workshop organised for media stakeholders in Enugu State titled, “The dangers of bleaching creams and regulatory controls”. Delivering an address at the …

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has admonished packaged and sachet water producers across the country to always adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), as enunciated by the agency to safeguard the wellbeing of the consumer. At the 2023 World Water Day commemoration in Lagos on Wednesday, NAFDAC Director General, Prof, Mojisola Adeyeye, who was represented by …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Customs Service, and some other stakeholders in the health sector have vowed to collaborate in the fight against illicit drug production, trafficking, and use, and in curbing related organised crime. The pledge was made last Thursday in Lagos at …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for a synergy between the Nigeria and India pharmaceutical sector with a view to providing unhindered access to medicines that are safe, efficacious, affordable and of required quality. At the India-Nigeria Pharmaceuticals and Health Industry forum in Lagos last Thursday, NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye noted …

The partnership between the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFADC) and the University of Medical Sciences (UniMed), Ondo, Ondo State will formalise collaboration between the two institutions and commit them to working closely together in training, capacity building, institutional building, applied research and community-based projects. At the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between both …

Major players in the nation’s pharmaceutical industry under the aegis of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) have pledged to collaborate with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in its renewed efforts to attain the Maturity Level 4 status of the World Health Organisation (WHO). This will launch Nigeria into the …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has vowed to confront the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the country through the implementation of pharmaceutical traceability strategy with a view to safeguarding the health of the Nigerian populace. At the Traceability workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers State recently organised by NAFDAC to finalise the draft …

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has advised Nigerians against subjecting themselves to long-hour fasting, saying it was risky to their kidneys. Adeyeye, who attributed the high rate of kidney problems in Nigeria to prolonged fasting by some religious adherents, said that those concerned must moderate the act. …

The Africa Region of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has nominated the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye for this year’s IHRC New-Year Honours Award of Africa’s Mother of Pure Food and Drugs. IHRC also commended Adeyeye for ensuring quality drugs, foods, and other consumables for a healthy Nigerian population. …

Operators in the manufacturing, power, and digital industries may face harsher rules in this year for the benefit of consumers. According to the Vice Chairman/CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera, there would also be increased collaboration, particularly with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, …