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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…
- 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…
- 16 Oct 2019
#WorldFoodDay: Leveraging Digital Solutions to Tackle Hunger in Africa
By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke, PR Associate | Jumia Travel & Food One of the biggest challenges facing the world today is global hunger. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) backs this up by…
- 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…
- 30 Jun 2026
First Lady inaugurates IT academy, clinic, launches food bank programme in Jigawa
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday commissioned the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Academy, alongside a modern clinic and dialysis centre named in her honour, describing the…
- 5 Apr 2018
FG Raises Alarm as GMO Foods Flood Nigeria
National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), has given a seven-day ultimatum to importers of grains across the country to certify their products or face sanctions. This is coming against…
- 13 Dec 2020
Foodgasms in Abuja as Tiger Beer Uncages Street Food Festival
The nation's capital city, Abuja, was a whirlwind of live entertainment on Saturday, December 12, as World Acclaimed beer brand, Tiger Beer uncaged an unrivalled gastronomic experience of street…
- 30 Oct 2023
Food Prices Rose to 26.76 Per Cent in September — NBS
National Bureau of Statistics has said the prices of food items such as beef, rice, beans, onion, yam, and others increased in September. This was disclosed in its Selected Food Prices Watch report…
- 10 Jul 2025
Can Urban Farming Contribute Meaningfully to Nigeria's Food Security?
By Diana Tenebe, Chief Operating Officer, Foodstuff Store Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, faces a complex web of food security challenges. Soaring food inflation, exacerbated by climate…
- 15 Dec 2024
NAFDAC Dismisses False Claims of Approving 'Lung-Cleansing Tea'
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted claims that it approved a herbal product marketed as “lung-cleansing tea” for smokers. Mojisola Adeyeye,…
- 2 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.…
- 9 Jun 2020
FG Okays PBR Cowpea, Nigeria’s First GMO Food Crop
Federal government has approved the commercial release of the nation’s first GMO food crop- pod-borer resistant (PBR) cowpea. According to Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), an organization dedicated to…
- 30 Nov 2023
Minister Seeks Establishment of Agric Data Centre
Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State of Agriculture and Food Security, has advocated the creation of National Agriculture Data Centre to attract investors to enhance Food and Nutrition Security in…
- 10 Jul 2026
From Scarcity to Scale: What Africa Can Learn from India’s Agricultural Transformation
By Alice Ruhweza and Dr Purvi Mehta Food security is often framed as a question of production. Yet at its core, it is about something far more fundamental: how societies organise themselves to ensure…
- 5 Sept 2025
NAFDAC Warns Against Fake Oxytocin Injections
National Food, Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has alerted the public on the circulation of an unregistered Gold Vision Oxytocin injection 10IU with a fake NAFDAC Registration Number A4-9566.…
- 6 May 2025
Navigating the Maze: Solutions for Nigeria's Flourishing Foodtech Industry
By Diana Tenebe, Chief Operating Officer, Foodstuff Store Nigeria's foodtech sector holds immense promise to transform our nation's food production, distribution, and consumption systems. However,…
- 7 Aug 2020
GSMA, UN Use Mobile Money in Digital Assistance Drive
Industry body for mobile operators, the GSMA, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are accelerating the use of mobile money in times of global emergencies, including pandemics and…
- 24 Sept 2024
NAFDAC Recalls Batches of Cardura XL over Impurity Concerns
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has recalled two specific batches of hypertension drug, Cardura XL (Doxazosin), manufactured by Viatris Inc.,American…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 9 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. …
- 11 Apr 2024
NAFDAC Recalls Benylin, Children's Cough Syrup over Toxic Substance
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has recalled a batch of a cough syrup brand manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, following toxicity findings. The product…
- 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…
- 6 Nov 2018
NAFDAC Says Consumption of Puffer Fish Harmful, Can Cause Death
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned the general public against consumption of Puffer Fish, also known as called swellfish, or blowfish. NAFDAC…
- 6 Jan 2025
NAFDAC Seals Chinese Supermarket in Abuja for Violating Labeling Regulations
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) today January 6, sealed a Chinese supermarket for allegedly selling goods labelled in Chinese language without its proper…
- 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…
- 9 Mar 2025
NAFDAC's Fight Against Counterfeit Drugs Reaches New Heights with Ibadan Raid
National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday destroyed counterfeit pharmaceuticals and other products worth about N100 billion at Moniya dump sites in Ibadan, Oyo…
- 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…
- 27 Dec 2017
Danger as NAFDAC Raises Alarm over Fake Malaria Tablet
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted health care providers and other members of the public on the circulation of fake Coartem tablets. Coartem…