THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is taking measures to ensure proper hygiene care by quick serve restaurants in Imo. The Imo Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mrs Mercy Ndukwe, said this at a workshop on good hygiene, organised for restaurant owners and food vendors in Owerri on Thursday. … Read more
THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The agreement is aimed at strengthening collaboration in combating the influx of illicit pharmaceutical products and other harmful substances into Nigeria. The MOU was signed at the Comptroller General of Customs … Read more
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday alerted Nigerians to the illegal sale and distribution of an unregistered brand of condoms in Nigeria – Foula Condoms. NAFDAC said officials from the Post-Marketing Surveillance directorate discovered Foula condoms (packaged in threes) in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, and Zango, Katsina State. It added … Read more
THE Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), NAFDAC Branch, has vowed to continue its ongoing strike action till their demands are met. In an interview with NAN on Saturday in Kaduna, the Chairman of the chapter, Adetoboye Ayodeji, said it is left for the agency’s management to call the union for negotiation in … Read more
STAFF of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday following the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the agency’s management. This is coming after a meeting convened on Friday, October 4, 2024 over unresolved issues. The staff’s demands include a review and … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday took the fight against drug abuse to secondary school students through its “Catch Them Young” initiative. The agency also inaugurated the NAFDAC Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) to further drive the campaign against fake, substandard regulated products, and enthrone the culture of requesting … Read more
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned water producers, patent medicine dealers and other manufacturers of regulated products against selling fake and substandard products. Mrs Roseline Ajayi, NAFDAC Southwest Coordinator, gave the warning during a stakeholders engagement meeting organised by the agency, on Friday, in Ibadan. Ajayi said that … Read more
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is ready to partner with the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, stated this in Abuja when the National Coordinator of NCTC, Maj-Gen. Adamu Laka, visited her office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that … Read more
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, sealed three shops at Kpaduma community 2, Asokoro District and Nyanya motor park of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the agency on Thursday also raided drug hawkers at the Area 1 and Deidei motor … Read more
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has announced a ban on alcoholic beverages produced in sachets and pet bottles less than 200ml. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), a federal government regulatory agency, relayed this significant development, disclosing that manufacturers were given a five-year window, beginning in 2019 and ending on … Read more