By Reporters Abuja: Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have described the rate of kidnapping and robbery within the city centre in recent time, as alarming. The residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday described the spate of insecurity in theContinue Reading
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, pursuant to the powers conferred on it by section 5 of the NAFDAC Act, to regulate and control the manufacture, importation, exportation distribution sale, use and advertisement of Medical Devices, has taken some regulatory steps in the fight against COVID-19.Continue Reading
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been notified by World Health Organization (WHO) on the circulation of falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg tablets in Cameroon. The falsified Chloroquine Phosphate 250mg tablets are manufactured by Jiangsu Pharmaceutical Inc, Longchil Road, Ylxing, Jiangsu, China and Astral Pharmaceuticals,Continue Reading
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has the mandate to enlighten the public regarding the medical products needed for the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the Agency has put in place an expedited registration pathway to allow the granting of EmergencyContinue Reading
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) hereby alerts the public on illegal distribution and sale of unregistered Hand Sanitizers. The unregistered Hand Sanitizers are illegally distributed and sold under various names including: Mighti Shield Instant Hand Sanitizer. Assured Instant Hand Sanitizer. One Step Hand Sanitizer.Continue Reading
Lagos, Sept. 23, 2020 (NAN) Prof. Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, says the state remains committed to halting the ugly trend of having unqualified personnel handling pharmaceutical products. Abayomi spoke in Lagos on Wednesday while reviewing the reports of the sealing of 21 Pharmacies, Patent Medicine shopsContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Lagos, Sept. 14, 2020 (NAN) The Lagos State Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) project of the World Bank and the Federal Government on Monday trained its beneficiaries on certification and regulations. Mrs Oluranti Sagoe-Oviebo, the Lagos State Project Coordinator of APPEALS, said the training wasContinue Reading
Dr Olarewanju Falodun, the Chief Consultant Dermatologist, National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), has cautioned Nigerians against skin bleaching, saying it may result to health disorders associated with cancer, diabetes and other complications. Falodun gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, notingContinue Reading
By Dorcas Elusogbon Ile-Ife (Osun): The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has unveiled a series of traditional medicines, made from local herbs, that boost human’s immune system against infectious diseases, including the rampaging Coronavirus (COVID-19). The product launch, which held at the Ile Oodua Palace of Ile-IfeContinue Reading
