The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified healthcare providers and the public of the death of 66 children in The Gambia following the use of four substandard cough syrups, as reported by World Health Organisation (WHO) last month. The four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to desist from using unauthorised cosmetics and dangerous chemicals for bleaching of the skin to enhance their beauty. At the two-day retreat by the agency’s Top Management Committee in Lagos over the weekend, the Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye expressed shock in the proliferation of unauthorised …

With the strengthening of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) vaccines produced in Nigeria, including those for COVID-19, they will be of internationally acceptable standard, the Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has vowed. During an oversight visit to the NAFDAC facilities and COVID-19 laboratory projects in Lagos by the House of Representatives Committee on COVID-19 last …

…. 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 …

Bread makers will commence a four-day warning strike on Thursday over the rising cost of baking materials. The producers, all members of the Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria (PBAN), said the duration of the strike action would be extended if the government fails to positively step in. In a statement by PBAN spokesman, Babalola Thomas, the association said their bakeries …

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 …

Medical products manufactured in Nigeria will, in no time, become acceptable and usable worldwide with immense opportunities for the for both orthodox and traditional practitioners, the National Agency for Food, Drugs and Administration Control (NAFDAC) has assured. According to the agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Nigeria is not just celebrating its recent classification as Maturity Level 3 (ML3) Regulatory …