adminSuspected meningitis outbreak kills 26 in Kebbi – Govt
The Kebbi State Government has confirmed that 26 people have died from a suspected outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis in Aliero, Gwandu, and Jega local government areas. Cerebrospinal meningitis is…
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.…
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 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…
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,…