The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has notified the public, particularly healthcare providers, to one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g Injection being purchased in the country. The notification of this product is contained in a public…
*53-year-old father of seven stabbed to death in Lagos (Punch)*Indomie Special Chicken Flavour not registered by NAFDAC — DG (Vanguard)
53-year-old father of seven stabbed to death in Lagos (Punch) A 53-year-old Olalekan Okeowo has been stabbed to death in an uncompleted building at Salvation Estate in the Owode community, Ajah area of Lagos State. The deceased left behind seven…
*Bus conveying stranded Nigerians from Sudan catches fire (DailyTrust)*Lagos moves to appeal judgement nullifying RTEAN caretaker committee (Channels)
Bus conveying stranded Nigerians from Sudan catches fire (DailyTrust) One of the buses conveying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to Port Sudan where they will move into Saudi Arabia caught fire in the early hours of Monday. Twenty-six…
IWD: Indian High Commission honours outstanding Nigerian women
The High Commission of India in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja honoured some outstanding Nigerian women as part of activities to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day celebration. Gangandharan Balasubramanian, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria told the News Agency of…
*Fire at Kara bridge market destroys goods worth millions (Guardian)*Buhari reappoints Adeyeye as NAFDAC DG (Vanguard)
Fire at Kara bridge market destroys goods worth millions (Guardian) Traders at Ajimula International Market, by Kara Bridge, Isheri Olofin, Ogun State, yesterday, recorded losses as fire ravaged the market. The fire burnt consumables and non-consumables that include, polythene bags,…
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…
Codeine cough syrup: NAFDAC investigating indicted pharmaceutical firms, says DG (SUN)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is investigating the alleged involvement of four pharmaceutical firms in the Codeine cough syrup saga. It also said that appropriate sanctions would be applied for regulatory violations…
