The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Thursday, announced the conditional approval of Russian Sputnik vaccine for Covid-19 vaccination in Nigeria. Director General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja. The…
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians as US places sanitisers on watch list
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians that the US has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitisers, manufactured in neighbouring Mexico, on its watch list. The information is contained in a public alert signed…
NAFDAC warns Nigerians against fake AstraZeneca vaccination
The Nigerian public should ensure that the COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine being administered on them has the original label, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said on Sunday. NAFDAC in a statement by its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola…
NAFDAC destroys N2b fake vaccines, food items, others
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit drugs and vaccines, cosmetics and expired food items worth over N2 billion. This is in line with the agency’s strategy aimed at eradicating fake drugs and…
NAFDAC urges MSMEs to use AfCFTA to boost economy
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has asked the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria to take advantage of the Africa Continental Free Trade Zone Area (AfCFTA) agreement to expand their business frontiers…
*‘Our newborn twins don’t allow us sleep’ (DailyTrust) *Lockdown relaxation: Lagos mass transit trains won’t resume yet – NRC (Nation)
‘Our newborn twins don’t allow us sleep’ (DailyTrust) After 36 years of marriage, four attempts on invitro fertilization (IVF), and spending over N10 million, a Lagos couple finally have their first babies – a set of twins. The twins, delivered…
Avoid consuming non-iodised salt, NAFDAC tells Nigerians (Punch)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has advised Nigerians to stop the consumption of non-iodised salt, saying “It is dangerous to human health.” Dr Abubakar Jimoh, the Director of Public Affairs of the agency gave the…
NAFDAC denies report of 70 per cent fake medicines in Nigeria (Guardian)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denounced a newspaper report that 70 per cent of medicines in Nigeria were fake.A press statement by Prof. Moji Adeyeye, Director General of the agency on Friday, said…
