adminTraders sue NAFDAC, SON for Onitsha drug market closure
Four traders at Ogbo Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have dragged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, the…
Cholera outbreak claims 3, many hospitalised in Delta community
Cholera outbreak has claimed three lives, leaving many in life-threatening conditions in Bulu-Ndoro community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. Many of the sick are in a hospital…
NAFDAC warns fruit sellers against using calcium carbide for artificial fruit ripening
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned fruit dealers and sellers against using calcium carbide on fruit ripening for commercial purposes. The warning…
NAFDAC Shuts Over 11,000 Shops, Arrests 40 Suspects Over Fake Drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed over 11,000 shops and arrested 40 individuals in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard…
NAFDAC uncovers counterfeit drugs hidden in plumbing materials shops in Onitsha market
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has uncovered prohibited drugs hidden inside plumbing materials shops at the Onitsha Bridgehead Drug Market in…
NAFDAC Uncovers Massive Depot For Expired Drugs In Abia
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday uncovered a major operation depot dealing in expired and falsified drugs at Umumeje village, Osisioma Ngwa…
NAFDAC seizes 10 trucks of fake drugs in Anambra, reject bribe
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered and seized over 10 trucks, each carrying a 40-foot container, fully loaded with fake, expired, and falsified…
NAFDAC confiscates large fake, expired drugs at Onitsha Head Bridge Market
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raided the popular drug market at Bridge Head, Onitsha, Anambra State, confiscating large quantities of suspected substandard, adulterated,…
NAFDAC seeks death penalty for fake drug dealers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this call on…
3.7 million Northern children malnourished — Report
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations has raised concerns over the high rate of malnutrition in North Eastern Nigeria, revealing that 3.7 million children in the…
Reps want life imprisonment for producers, importers of fake medicines
The house of representatives is seeking life imprisonment for individuals involved in the production and importation of fake medicines. Lawmakers are asking Lateef Fagbemi, the attorney-general of the federation,…
EXTRA: US, UK citizens now visit Nigeria for quality healthcare — FG
Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, says patients from the UK, US and the West African subregion have been flocking to Nigeria for quality medical care.…
Air Pollution Fuels Lung Cancer Among Non-Smokers -Study
Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published…
NCDC Tightens Surveillance At Entry Points Amid Ebola Outbreak In Uganda
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has tightened surveillance measures at entry points in the country owing to a fresh outbreak of Ebola disease in Uganda. Last week,…
Trump stops HIV funding for Nigeria, others
The US government has suspended financial support for HIV treatment programmes in Nigeria and other developing countries following an executive order issued by former President Donald Trump. This decision…
