The recent inauguration of the Governing Board of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) marks a significant step in renewing Nigeria’s health sector. NAFDAC is a cornerstone institution, essential for regulating the food and drugs that Nigerians consume, and it plays a vital role in ensuring the population’s health and safety. This aligns with President …

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 National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has once again issued a stern warning to the public regarding the hazardous practice of using dangerous chemicals to preserve food items. Specifically, the agency emphasised the dangers associated with dichlorvos, a chemical commonly utilised by traders to safeguard food from spoilage. The sale of small volume dichlorvos (100 …

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 …

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has assured Nigerians that the current high cost of medicines in the country would be over as the agency is in partnership with pharmaceutical industry to bring down the cost of drugs. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali …

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 …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has said that it has no record of children dying or falling ill from exposure to a batch of Benylin Paediatric cough syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson that was recalled last week, a senior official said on Tuesday. The agency announced the recall after laboratory tests found an …

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the sale of Turkey-made Dex Luxury Bar Soap. It also called on Nigerians to watch out for the counterfeit of Tandak injection powder made in India. On its website, NAFDAC said Dex Luxury Bar Soap does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation, explaining that it contains …

National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled Benylin Paediatric Syrup, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson. NAFDAC, which disclosed this on its website yesterday, explained that the laboratory analysis conducted on the product showed that it contained an unacceptably high level of Diethylene glycol and was found to cause acute oral toxicity in laboratory animals. “Diethylene …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reiterated the need for Nigerian nursing mothers to embrace exclusive breastfeeding of their infants for the first six months of life to improve the health status of their newborns. The agency disclosed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) global target for exclusive breastfeeding is 50 per cent by …