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

NAFDAC cracks down on counterfeit medicines, seizes fake drugs in Anambra market

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a massive operation at Onitsha’s Ogbo-Ogu Market in Anambra State, seizing...

NAFDAC DG advocates death penalty for drug traffickers to curb menace of fake medicines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advocated death penalty for people convicted of trafficking in counterfeit and...

NAFDAC Seals 250 Abia Factories Over Counterfeit Hennessy, Coca-Cola, Other Beverages 

For the second time in two years, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down the notorious...

NAFDAC to bakers: Use bromate, saccharine to produce bread and risk shutdown

Worried by the health implications of some additives in bread production, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) read...

NAFDAC workers embark on indefinite strike over promotion, welfare issues 

The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has embarked on an...

NAFDAC seizes N5bln flood-damaged drugs in Borno

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has carried out a thorough mop-up operation across multiple markets in Maiduguri,...

Buyers beware! Fake dettol soap in circulation, alerts NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to Nigerians about a counterfeit soap product labelled...

Miracle water and soap: Prophet Jeremiah denies hoodwinking Nigerians with NAFDAC’s name

Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin of the Christ MercyLand Ministry, Sapele in Delta State, has denied allegations that his ministry exploited NAFDAC’s name on its...

NAFDAC probes Delta Pastor Jeremiah’s “agency-approved” miracle water, soap

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to the public about Christ Mercy Land Delivery...

Counterfeit beverages: NAFDAC clamps down on Bauchi stores, markets

The Bauchi State Office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a three-day operation to rid...

Nigeria Customs busts 12 containers of expired pharmaceutical products worth N1.8bn in Lagos

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the seizure of 12 containers containing expired and regulated pharmaceutical products valued...

NAFDAC shuts down bakery for using unfortified sugar, banned potassium bromate

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down a bakery in Sokoto State for non-compliance with food...

U.S. partners Nigeria to enhance chemical security

The United States has designated Nigeria as a priority country in its efforts to promote global chemical security, recognizing the country’s strategic importance...