NAFDAC destroys N1tn fake drugs, others in Anambra

  The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, on Friday, destroyed counterfeit, substandard and fake pharmaceutical and other products worth over one trillion naira at the Anambra State…

NAFDAC warns against falsified oxycontin with high overdose risk

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert, warning of falsified oxycontin 80mg (oxycodone hydrochloride) tablets detected in an unregulated market…

NAFDAC seizes 120 bags of counterfeit rice in Rivers

  Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control have seized large quantities of counterfeit rice during a raid in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. NAFDAC disclosed…

NAFDAC: The drugs we found during enforcement operations can ruin a nation

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its discoveries at the Idumota, Ariaria, and Onitsha drug markets can ruin a nation. The agency has…

IPOB asks NAFDAC to return seized goods from Onitsha drug market

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to return goods seized from traders at Ogbo Ogwu…

NAFDAC Nabs 40 suspects, destroys banned drugs, other products worth N100bn

  National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) has arrested over 40 suspects and destroyed banned pharmaceutical and other products worth N100 billion. This was disclosed by the…

NAFDAC destroys N100bn fake drugs, others in Oyo

  The National Agency for Foods Drugs Administration and Control, on Saturday, destroyed counterfeit pharmaceutical and other products worth about N100 billion at Moniya dump sites in Ibadan, Oyo State.…

NAFDAC to reopen Onitsha drug market Friday

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has at last succumbed to pressures and agreed to reopen the popular Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market in Onitsha, Anambra…

EXTRA: NAFDAC ‘uncovers weapons’ at Onitsha market

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says its operatives have uncovered rifles, live cartridges, and other weapons hidden by unknown persons at the Ogbo…

NAFDAC warns Nigerians against fake Knowit insulin syringe in circulation

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about the illegal circulation and marketing of a substandard and falsified Knowit Insulin Syringe 40…

NAFDAC blacklists Indian pharmaceuticals company over illegal opioid exportation

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has blacklisted Aveo Pharmaceuticals, an Indian-based company, over its involvement in the production and illegal exportation of opioids…

NAFDAC stops registration of Artemether/Lumefantrine oral suspension

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discontinued the registration of Multi-Dose Anti-Malarial (Artemether/Lumefantrine) dry powder for oral suspension. The announcement was made in…

NAFDAC recovers 87 truckloads of expired drugs in Lagos, Abia, Anambra markets

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday, said it seized 87 truckloads of banned, expired and substandard medicinal products, including USAID and UNFPA-donated antiretroviral…

NAFDAC DG raises alarm over death threats

  The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has decried threats to her life and the safety of agency staff. She…

Traders 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…