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Operatives of the National Agency for Food and Drug, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have busted a Lagos-based cartel involved in illegal importation of banned and controlled pharmaceutical products, including tramadol. NAFDAC Boss, Prof Moji Adeyeye said that the successful operations followed a tip-off and subsequent substantive surveillance on nefarious activities ofContinue Reading

NAFDAC seizes controlled drugs worth N105.65m in Lagos The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) operatives had raided a Lagos based cartel and seized controlled drugs worth N105.65 million. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday.Continue Reading

By Mustapha Sumaila The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) operatives have seized some unregistered condensed milk and expired products in Jos, Plateau. The Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, explained that the products were Roch, Tiona, Dembo brands of sweetened condensed milk products in one kilogrammeContinue Reading

By Peter Okolie The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday warned Nigerians against the consumption of rotten tomatoes to forestall cancer. Mrs Christiana Essenwa, a Deputy Director with the agency, gave the warning in an interview with tNews Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha.Continue Reading

By Mustapha Sumaila The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has shut down six sachet water factories at Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers for operating in an unhygienic environment. The NAFDAC Director of Public Relations Unit, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, confirmed this in aContinue Reading

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is gravely concerned about the recent trend in the abuse and misuse of 100ml of Sniper insecticide and other brands of Agricultural formulations of Dichlorvos to commit suicide. The other brands of the agricultural formulations of 100 ml packContinue Reading

Damaturu and confiscates counterfeit drug worth Five Hundred and Thirteen (N513, 000) thousand Naira. The Coordinator calls for cooperation of the general public for any useful information. That would assist the agency, however the suspect are under investigation to trace their main supplier.Continue Reading