National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

SGF Suspends NAFDAC’s Enforcement on Sachet Alcohol Ban

By Maryanne Awuya The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation has ordered the immediate suspension of all enforcement actions...

NAFDAC Incinerates N5bln Substandard, Drugs, Goods in Nasarawa

By Maryanne Awuya Substandard and unwholesome products including foods, drugs and detergents valued at N5 billion in Lafia, Nasarawa State, have been destroyed,...

NAFDAC Attains Full Membership of International Council for Harmonisation

By Maryanne Awuya Nigeria has achieved a major milestone in global pharmaceutical regulation with the admission of the National Agency for Food and...

Total Ban on Sachet Alcohol: NAFDAC Sets December 2025 Deadline

By Maryanne Awuya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its readiness to enforce a total ban...

Beyond Regulation: NAFDAC DG Highlights Agency’s Life-Saving Mission

By Maryanne Awuya Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC, has advocated that ensuring safe access to mental healthcare in Nigeria starts with...

Unregistered Products: NAFDAC Seals Chinese Supermarkets, Others in Abuja

By Maryanne Awuya, Abuja The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed two Chinese supermarkets and eight cosmetics...

NAFDAC Busts Footballer Over Fake Chemicals Manufacturing

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a local footballer, Ikechukwu Elijah, in the Apo-Waru area of...

NAFDAC Seizes N110m Fake Drugs, Nabs 15 Suspects in Ongoing Crackdown

By Maryanne Awuya In a major crackdown, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested over 15 people...

NAFDAC alerts public to fake milk products

By Maryanne Awuya, Abuja The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert about counterfeit Cowbell...

NAFDAC Retains WHO Maturity Level 3 Status, Tinubu Applauds Adeyeye

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on retaining the World Health Organisation’s (WHO)...

Exclusive: Scientists Set the Record Straight: GMOs Not Linked to Cancer, Infertility

…adhering to safety standards key to safe GMO foods – NAFDAC DG Divergent views have continued to trail consumption of Genetically Modified Organism...

NAFDAC Confiscates N1.5bln Banned, Expired Products in Lagos Market Raid

By Maryanne Awuya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has confiscated banned, expired, and unregistered products...

No Approval for Smoking-Promoting Herbal Tea, NAFDAC Warns Public

By Maryanne Awuya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked a misleading video circulating on social media,...

NAFDAC cracks down on fake drug and eye drop ring in Rivers 

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, dismantled a fake drug...

NAFDAC incinerates N1trn counterfeit medicines, other products in Anambra

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dealt a significant blow to the proliferation of fake and counterfeit drugs...

NAFDAC cracks down on syndicate using forged documents to scam foreign companies

In a major successful operation, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has busted a notorious syndicate...