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

NAFDAC Joins £3.7m Global Initiative In Fight Against Fake Vaccines

By Maryanne Awuya In a major boost to national public health safeguards, NAFDAC has joined a £3.7 million international consortium dedicated to combatting...

‘”We’re Protecting Children, Not Banning Alcohol,” Clarifies NAFDAC Boss 

By Maryanne Awuya The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has defended the...

NAFDAC Requests 5,000 New Staff for Enforcement Push

By Maryanne Awuya To strengthen its enforcement activities across the country, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says...

NAFDAC uncovers warehouse with expired baby wipes worth ₦42m, arrests suspect

By Maryanne Awuya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a warehouse stocked with expired baby wipes...

NAFDAC Moves to Build Food Label Reading Culture

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will integrate food label education into schools,...

NAFDAC Launches ‘Read Your Label’ Campaign to Promote Healthier Food Choices

By Omoyeni Ojeifo To combat the rising burden of non-communicable diseases linked to the consumption of ultra-processed foods, the National Agency for Food...

Customs hands over seized tramadol, vehicle, suspects to NAFDAC

By Maryanne Awuya The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Ikeja, Lagos State, has handed over a large consignment...

Crackdown Imminent: NAFDAC Expands Sachet Alcohol Ban, Targets Market Vendors

By Maryanne Awuya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has doubled down on its total ban on sachet...

 Drug Misuse Threatens Public Health, Patient Safety – NAFDAC

By Maryanne Awuya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a stern warning against the misuse of...

NAFDAC Destroys N1.8bln Worth of Fake, Expired Products in Abuja

By Maryanne Awuya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed fake, expired and substandard products worth...

Convicted: Woman Jailed for Using Falsified NAFDAC Documents to Secure UK Visa

By Maryanne Awuya For forging documents of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to procure a United Kingdom...

NAFDAC Crackdown: Unsafe Male Enhancement Supplement Recalled

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced a voluntary recall of all batches of the male enhancement...

FG Begins Nationwide Crackdown on Sachet Alcohol

The Federal Government kicked off a nationwide enforcement and awareness campaign on Tuesday to uphold the ban on sachet alcohol and bottles smaller...

Siege in Lagos: NLC, TUC Shut Down NAFDAC HQ Over Sachet Alcohol Ban

The confrontation between the organized labour and NAFDAC intensified on Thursday as protesters entered their seventh straight day of picketing at the agency’s...

Unions, CSOs to NAFDAC: Lift the Sachet Alcohol Ban or Face a Shutdown

Stakeholders in the food and beverage industry are escalating their opposition to NAFDAC’s ban on sachet alcoholic drinks. A coalition of Civil Society...

NAFDAC Clarifies: Recalled Indomie Noodles Not Found in Nigerian Markets

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confirmed that the Indomie Vegetable Flavour noodles recently recalled in France...