Tag: Nafdac
NAFDAC seals major warehouses over expired food, products
Items recovered during the raid included expired non-alcoholic beverages, dairy milk, candies, bottled water, and pasta, with a total estimated…
No FG order to stop sachet alcohol ban – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed claims that the Federal Government ordered it…
FG orders NAFDAC to unban sale, consumption of sachet alcohol
The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to immediately stop enforcing…
FG orders NAFDAC to suspend sachet alcohol ban
The Federal Government has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to suspend all enforcement…
NAFDAC busts secret warehouses in Lagos, seizes 10m doses of fake drugs
The agency confirmed that more than 10 million doses of fake drugs, including critical emergency medicines, were intercepted during the…
Has NAFDAC banned popular antibiotic Amoxicillin? Here’s what Nigerians should know
In a public notice issued Monday, the agency explained that regulatory actions are always communicated through official channels and are…
Customs hands over 3 containers of expired drugs to NAFDAC
A detailed examination revealed one container held 86 cartons of Vingil Tramadol BP 50mg, while the second contained 250 cartons…
Why we banned sachet alcohol – NAFDAC
According to a national survey released by the agency, 54 per cent of minors and underage children buy alcohol for…
NAFDAC warns public against fake recruitment scam
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed a fake press release circulating on social…
‘Not punitive but protective’ – NAFDAC defends sachet alcohol ban
“NAFDAC has resumed enforcement of the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small-volume…
Millions of jobs at risk as workers protest sachet alcohol ban
The warning came on Monday when the workers protested at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and…
Adeleke calls for whistleblowing against fake drugs
Commending NAFDAC’s ongoing efforts in enforcement, regulation and public sensitisation, the Governor emphasised that effective regulation cannot be achieved in…
NAFDAC flags off enforcement of sachet, small-bottle alcohol ban
She said that the agency took the decision to safeguard public health and protect vulnerable population, particularly children, adolescents, and…
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians of recall of Indomie noodles brand
Distributors, retailers, and consumers are hereby advised to exercise caution and vigilance within the supply chain to avoid the distribution,…
NAFDAC destroys over N55bn fake, expired drugs in Oyo
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, banned and expired drugs worth over…
NAFDAC sounds alarm over smuggled food flooding Nigerian markets
The agency ordered importers, supermarkets and market traders to immediately halt the importation and sale of the prohibited items, warning…
Kaduna: Depot, water-based drinks factory under NAFDAC’s hammer
Mato said NAFDAC has intensified surveillance on the manufacture, distribution and sale of regulated products to guarantee their quality, safety…
Advocacy groups back NAFDAC’s tough ban on sachet alcohol
In a strongly worded joint statement on Sunday, the two leading public health advocacy organisations described the ban as a…
NAFDAC to enforce full ban on sachet, small-bottle alcohol by December 2025
NAFDAC said it will work with the Federal Ministry of Health, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and…
NAFDAC sets date for total ban on sachet, small PET alcohol enforcement
According to Adeyeye, the measure underscores NAFDAC’s statutory duty to safeguard public health and shield vulnerable groups, especially children and…
NAFDAC raids Jos shops, seizes alcoholic, soft drinks
“They now put new date markings on the neck of the bottle, so that consumers would think the products are…
NAFDAC strengthens food safety with new trans-fat regulation framework
Adeyeye further disclosed that with support from partners such as WHO and Resolve to Save Lives, NAFDAC had expanded its laboratory…
Reps move to expose drug cartels, summon top figures
The House of Representatives has summoned key government agencies and private sector stakeholders as it begins an investigation into the…
NAFDAC raises alarm over new fake cancer drug
NAFDAC has issued a public alert warning Nigerians about the circulation of an unauthorized and unregistered cancer drug, Darzalex (Daratumumab)…
NAFDAC seals Chinese Supermarkets in Abuja over ₦170m illegal products
“We cannot guarantee the safety and quality of these products. They were never evaluated, analysed, or approved by NAFDAC,” Godiya…
NAFDAC destroys N15bn fake, expired drugs in Ibadan
Some of the destroyed items, NAFDAC, said, were seized during recent nationwide raids targeting black-market drug sellers, counterfeiters, and unlicensed…
NAFDAC orders use of green tankers for edible oil distribution
NAFDAC condemns the use of petroleum and diesel trucks to transport cooking oils, describing the practice as dangerous and unacceptable…
NAFDAC evacuates fake cosmetics worth over N500m from Lagos military barrack
Iluyomade said several counterfeited cosmetics products were being processed in large volume when the team busted the location.
NAFDAC busts fake chemical, water, rice factories in Abuja (Photos)
The team also shut down a counterfeit rice operation at a shopping plaza opposite the World Trade Centre, Abuja, where…
NAFDAC shuts down popular skincare brand in Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed a skincare facility in Agege, Lagos, over…