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- 21 May 2023
NAFDAC to Partner Customs, NAQS to End Rejection of Nigeria’s Food Exports
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it intends to collaborate with other agencies like the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Nigeria Agricultural…
- 24 Sept 2015
Fake Indian Noodles Which Kills 143,000 Annually Flood Nigeria
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians not to buy a certain brand of noodles called Maggi noodles produced in India. The food and drugs regulatory…
- 11 May 2017
FG Worries, Tasks Agencies to Detect GM Foods
Federal government has tasked the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) among other relevant regulatory agencies to partner with the…
- 3 Sept 2019
NAFDAC Integrates its e-Permit for Regulated Products
The use of e-permit of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on the Nigeria Trade Portal for processing e-form ‘M’ will come into effect from September 9, 2019.…
- 27 Feb 2025
NAFDAC Introduces Traceability Technology to Combat Fake Drugs
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has taken a significant step in its fight against substandard and falsified drugs by introducing advanced traceability technology…
- 24 Apr 2019
NAFDAC Raises Alarm over Fake Anti-Hypertensive Drug in Circulation
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the circulation of a fake anti-hypertensive drug. Prof. Moji Adeyeye, director-general NAFDAC, in a…
- 21 Mar 2025
NAFDAC Destroys over N1 Trillion Fake Drugs in Anambra
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has incinerated counterfeit, substandard, and fake pharmaceutical products valued at over N1trn at the Anambra State Waste…
- 10 Apr 2019
NAFDAC Raises Alarm over Fake Oral Cholera Vaccine
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that there is currently in circulation, fake Dukoral Oral Cholera vaccine circulating in Bangladesh. …
- 10 Feb 2026
NAFDAC Seizes N3Bn Fake Malaria Drugs, Cosmetics in Lagos Raid
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized more than 10 million doses of counterfeit malaria medicines and cosmetic products valued at about N3 billion at the…
- 20 Jul 2017
Taking Fanta, Sprite with Vitamin C is Poisonous, Court Insists
A Lagos high court has insisted that its order that the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) must mandate the Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC) to include on all bottles of…
- 19 Sept 2024
NAFDAC Says Dettol Health Fresh Soap is Fake
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigeria to the sale of a fake soap labelled as “Dettol Health Fresh Soap” in the market. According to the alert on…
- 11 Jun 2018
NAFDAC Seizes 35 Containers of Tramadol @ Ports
Prof Moji Adeyeye, director general, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that the agency has seized not fewer than 35 containers of tramadol at various…
- 14 Mar 2015
Customs Boosts Fight against Fake Drugs with 50 Computers
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has donated 50 computers and accessories to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in an effort to support and encourage its…
- 4 Nov 2020
NAFDAC Launches ‘Med Safety’, New Mobile App
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday launched a mobile application named “Med Safety App” for safe use of drugs in the country. Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye,…
- 23 Dec 2015
Guinness Sues NAFDAC over N1Bn Fine
Guinness Nigeria Plc has approached a Lagos State High Court in Igbosere to challenge the N1bn fine imposed on it by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. The company…
- 29 Aug 2021
NAFDAC Destroys N5Bn Spurious Products in 5 months
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has revealed that a total of about N5 billion worth of spurious products have been destroyed at various locations within the…
- 12 Mar 2026
FG Approves First National Policy on Cosmetic Safety, Health
Cosmetic products are widely used in Nigeria, but many consumers remain unaware of the chemicals they may contain. Federal government has therefore approved the first national policy on cosmetics…
- 19 May 2016
EU Urged on Technical Support, Lift Ban on Food Exports from Nigeria
Nigerians have urged the European Union's for more technical support to ensuring food security and expanding the export fortunes of farmers. Similarly, they are of the opinion that EU's continued ban…
- 23 Jan 2017
NITDA Inaugurates National Committee on IT Standard ‘COBIT5’
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) inaugurated the Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT 5) National Implementation Committee at the NITDA…
- 25 Jan 2019
Bleaching Cream Causes Cancer, Kidney Disease- NAFDAC
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians against the use of bleaching or “whitening” chemicals because they could result to cancer and kidney…
- 11 Nov 2025
NAFDAC Reaffirms Ban on Alcohol in Sachets and Small Bottles
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to fully enforce the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and…
- 6 Feb 2017
NITDA Seeks Curriculum Review for National ICT Development
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced process of engaging the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and other…
- 5 Apr 2026
Beware of Fake Cerelac Products – NAFDAC
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians on counterfeit and unregistered Cerelac Mixed Fruits and Wheat products being sold in Lagos. NAFDAC said…
- 25 Oct 2020
NAFDAC Blacklists India’s Mars Remedies for Manufacturing Falsified Medicines
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has blacklisted Mars Remedies PVT Limited, India for the manufacture of falsified Ciprofloxacin Tablets BP 500mg (NAFDAC REG. NO…
- 10 Jun 2025
NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Unregistered Skin-Lightening Soap for Children
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about the circulation of an unregistered cosmetic product, Fair Child Soap, which is reportedly being…
- 31 Aug 2025
Beware: NAFDAC Orders Recall of Embacef 125 Over Safety Risks
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a recall notice for the antibiotic product Embacef 125 Powder for Oral Suspension, following safety complaints…
- 1 Apr 2019
NAFDAC Warns of Fake Meningitis Vaccines in Circulation
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) alerts the public, especially the health care providers on the circulation of fake MencevaxTM ACWY and MencevaxTM ACW vaccines…
- 15 Mar 2021
NAFDAC Warns of Fake COVID19 Vaccines in Circulation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raised alarm over the circulation of fake COVID19 vaccines in the country. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of…
- 15 Nov 2014
Court Lifts Ban on Abalaka’s HIV Vaccine
Federal High Court in Makurdi, Benue state on Friday lifted the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC’s) ban on the use of Dr Jeremiah Abalaka’s patented vaccines for…
- 24 Jul 2025
Unmasking Nigeria's Food Safety Crisis: A Dual Pathway to Public Health and Global Competitiveness
By Diana Tenebe, COO, Foodstuff Store Nigeria, often heralded as Africa's economic powerhouse and most populous nation, is grappling with a silent epidemic that exacts a devastating toll on its…