The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has mandated the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria to establish Pharmacovigilance (PV) surveillance department as the agency is set for full implementation of PV across the country. At the PV inspection interactive session with pharmaceutical stakeholders in Lagos on Friday, Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed the preparedness …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured consumers of Indomie and other noodle brands in Nigeria of the safety of the staple food amongst children and some adults. During the quarterly interactive session between the agency and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Thursday at the MAN House, Ikeja, Lagos, its Director General, …

Officials of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the weekend busted peddlers of unauthorised chemicals in Lagos where a good number of arrests were made. “If it is restricted chemical, we have got to monitor it when it comes in; when moving it from one place to another NAFDAC also monitors that transfer because chemicals …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it is committed to work together with the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) to combat the menace of drug abuse in the country, misuse of chemicals and alcoholism, which pose dangers to the wellbeing of Nigerians. During a courtesy call by NAFDAC management team to NCTC headquarters …

The rejection of food exports from Nigeria in some European countries and the United States may soon become a thing of the past if collaboration between the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other government agencies at the ports is strengthened. At the commissioning of the NAFDAC office complex for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport/Nigerian …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, sealed off an unapproved herbal mixture factory at Adebola, Ibadan, Oyo State. City Round learnt that the concoction was meant for the treatment of malaria, body ache and hypertension, among others. An investigation by our correspondent revealed that the herbal mix was being distributed across major cities in …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Control and Administration (NAFDAC) has placed a ban on paraguat effective 1st January next year. Paraquat is a toxic chemical that is widely used as a plant killer, primarily for weed and grass control. The agency also said that chlorpyrifos will be outlawed from 1st November 2024, while atrazine will suffer a similar fate from …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday said it would commence the random sampling of Indomie noodles, including the season­ing from the production facili­ties and the markets, today. The agency said it is in­vestigating allegations of the presence of a cancer-causing chemical in Indomie noodles, which is a popular brand in Nigeria. This is …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday alerted Nigerians about a killer cough syrup, NATURCOLD. Its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said the cough syrup already caused the death of six children in Cameroon. She said the cough syrup was not in NAFDAC’s database, advising importers, distributors, retailers, and consumers to avoid the importation, distribution, sale, …

The Federal Government has granted the regulatory approval for the R21/Matrix developed by scientists at Oxford University. This was announced by the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye during a press briefing on Monday. Adeyeye said that the vaccine is to address the prevention of malaria in children from five months …