THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the agency has discovered an illegal cosmetics manufacturing base at a Mammy Market located inside a military barrack in Lagos. NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr Martins Iluyomade, who disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday said the …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday said the agency seized 277 cartoons of fake and unregistered Malamal Fort malaria drugs worth over 1.2 billion in Lagos. NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr Martins Iluyomade, disclosed this to newsmen. He said the drug …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday sealed a chemical and water packaging factories in Damangaza district, Apo Waru, in the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Embugushiki Godiya, Head of NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement unit, Abuja, said the factories were sealed following their illegal operation …
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a recall notice for Embacef 125 Powder for Oral Suspension following safety concerns. The recall affects products manufactured by Laborate Pharmaceutical India and registered in Nigeria by Embassy Pharmaceutical and Chemicals Ltd, Lagos. In a public alert (No. 029/2025) …
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Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday handed over expired pharmaceutical products valued at N3.77 billion to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Chief …
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated over 10,000 cartons of unregistered tomato paste and cosmetic products during a raid at the Lagos Trade Fair Market. The five-day operation, carried out by NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate in the cosmetics section of the market, …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday seized banned, expired, and unregistered items worth over N1.5 billion in Lagos. The operation was conducted by NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement team at the cosmetics section of the Trade Fair market. A truckload of counterfeit NAFDAC-regulated products …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday urged governments, institutions, and communities to create enabling environments that protect and promote breastfeeding. The agency emphasised that supporting breastfeeding was essential, describing it as a cornerstone of public health and sustainable development. This is contained in …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered and sealed a warehouse stocked with 88,560 litres of controlled chemicals, including sulphuric and nitric acid, used for explosives in Kano. The Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the facility on Wednesday …
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THE Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have inaugurated a committee to implement the provisions of their 2024 MOU on combating fake drugs. The spokesman of NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Maiwada …
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