From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Residents of Yobe State have been advised to always check the expiry dates of foods and drugs before consumption. Yobe State Focal Person on Drug Abuse, Hon….
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NAFDAC Unveils Mobile Technology to Tackle Fake Drugs in Northeast
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched innovative mobile technologies aimed at combating counterfeit drugs in Nigeria’s Northeast region. At a two-day…
NAFDAC Warns Gombe Fruit Sellers on Harmful Ripening
From Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Gombe State has raised awareness among fruit sellers on the severe health risks of using carbide…
NAFDAC seals over 11,000 shops, arrests 40 for substandard drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says over 11,000 shops have been sealed and 40 individuals arrested in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines….
NAFDAC unveils Consumer safety clubs in Gombe schools
From Hajara Usman, Gombe The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Gombe state has set up NAFDAC Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) in Government Day Secondary school Gandu,…
KNSG To Revamp Its Drugs Manufacturing Unit
The resolve of the administration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf to boost the capacity of the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency’s (DMCSA) Drugs Manufacturing Unit (DMU) has been stressed….
Diphtheria vaccines : MSF appeal to Gov Namadi for faster clearance from NAFDAC
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse The team of Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), popularly known as Doctors without borders, appealed to Jigawa state governor Malam Umar Namadi to intervene and ensure faster clearance and…
Unapproved sugar from Brazil, India circulating in Nigeria, NAFDAC raises alarm
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public about the illicit importation of unapproved sugar from Brazil and India. In a statement, NAFDAC disclosed that…
NAFDAC to Bakers: Embrace food safety culture
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, to prioritize and implement stringent hygiene standards in the…
NDLEA, NAFDAC boards not dissolved – FG
In a recent development, the Federal Government has clarified that the Boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…
Tinubu reverses dissolution of NDLEA, NAFDAC boards
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has intervened to save the positions of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) boards. Previously,…