The House of Representatives Committee on National Agency on Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the suspension of the ban on sale of spirits and alcoholic drinks in sachets and pet bottles. The suspension is pending the outcome of its investigation into the matter. Chairman, House Committee on NAFDAC, Hon. Regina Akume said this in Abuja after a …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) and the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) have warned manufacturers, importers, company representatives, and all distributors to immediately cease supplying pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other regulated medical products to facilities or companies in Niger Street, Sabon Gari market, Kano; or elsewhere outside the coordinated wholesale centre in Dangwauro, Kano State. This followed …

Despite the exit of notable pharmaceutical companies from Nigeria, the India Consul General, Shri Chandramouli Kumar Kern has affirmed that Indian manufacturers remain committed to investing in the country. During the inauguration of a multi-billion Naira pharmaceutical facility by Artemis Laboratories Limited in Ota, Ogun State, by the Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control …

The Executive Secretary of the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DBAN), John Ichue, has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to reverse the ban placed on the production of alcohol in sachets and pet bottles below 200 millimetres. On 1st of February, NAFDAC commenced the enforcement of the ban on alcoholic beverages in …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday began the enforcement of its ban of alcoholic beverages packaged in small sachets across the country. The agency carried out the enforcement in different parts of the country and arrested violators of its laws. In Jos, the Plateau State capital, it sealed three alcoholic beverage producing factories for …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced the enforcement of the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this on Monday at a press conference in Abuja. “As of 31st January …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has admonished members of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) to think more of the interest of the country over and above personal gains in their activities as clearing agents at the nation’s ports. The agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye gave the advice in Lagos on …

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Wednesday set ablaze large quantity of counterfeit goods certified to be unfit for human consumption in Sokoto. This, according to the Controller of Customs, Sokoto/Zamfara, Musa Omale, is in line with the service mandate of smuggling suppression. The Sokoto/Zamfara Area Command …

National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared recent report claiming that paracetamol tablets sold in Nigeria are below standard as “false and unscientific”. The agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the declaration at a press briefing held, yesterday, in Lagos, to announce the results of tests carried out on Nigerian paracetamols. NAFDAC’s response followed a …

In its renewed efforts to combat the menace of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria, particularly amongst the teeming youth population, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has put in place effective mechanisms to track and trace narcotic products right from the very source of production, the manufacturing plant, to the end user, the patient …