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 …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it is investigating a viral social media post alleging a woman used oil adulterated with polythene to fry plantain chips. In a statement on Saturday by NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Mr. Sayo Akintola, the agency said it was taking a science-based approach to verifying the claim …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC), on Monday, has described as misleading media reports that all paracetamol tablets sold in Nigeria are under dosed. In a statement on Monday, NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said that the agency has “five ISO-17025 laboratories across the country, and a WHO Prequalified Laboratory at Yaba Lagos where medicines are …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reiterated the need for efficient and seamless port clearance procedures to achieve best practices within the industry. At the 2024 Training of Ports Inspection Directorate Priority Clients on Ports Inspection Data Capture and Risk Management System (PIDCARMS) platform last week, Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye espoused the need …