The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered what it described as a disturbing new dimension to Nigeria’s counterfeit-goods crisis, with the Agency alleging that some Chinese Nationals involved in counterfeiting have moved operations into the Country and established local production and distribution networks. The revelation, made amid growing public…
Nigerians are raising the alarm over the growing circulation of suspected fake, adulterated and substandard products in markets across the Country, with increasing concerns over the possible health and economic consequences. The renewed outcry has placed the spotlight on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria,…
Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has raised concerns over the use of hazardous chemicals in the production, preservation and ripening of fruits and vegetables in Nigeria, revealing that a laboratory test once found his wife Dolapo Osinbajo’s freshly squeezed orange juice unfit for human consumption. Osinbajo made the disclosure while speaking at the Open Day…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed that its ban on the production, distribution and sale of sachet and other small-volume alcoholic beverages remains in force, stressing that there will be no reversal of the policy aimed at protecting public health, Global Mirror News reports. The Agency disclosed that…
Senior Christian Clerics have declared that Churches lack the technical ability to identify fake or adulterated anointing oil, calling on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to intensify regulatory oversight and enforcement nationwide. The Ecumenical Synods of Bishops, Archbishops, Apostles and Senior Clergy made the call following the discovery of…
Nigeria’s Drug and Food regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a Nationwide alert over the circulation of counterfeit Kiss Condoms in several major markets, warning that the development poses a serious public health risk. In a public notice released on Sunday, the Agency said the warning followed…
The Federal Government has warned fruit vendors and food traders Nationwide against the sale of force-ripened fruits and adulterated food products, vowing to punish offenders. Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr. Olatunji Bello, issued the warning on Tuesday in Gombe during a one-day sensitisation programme on the dangers of…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has delisted 101 drugs and health products, effectively banning their manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, advertisement, and use in Nigeria. The move, announced in Abuja on Tuesday, 30th September, 2025 affects a wide range of commonly used medicines, including Flagyl (suspension and tablets), artemether/lumefantrine-based antimalarials,…
Nigeria is once again grappling with the menace of counterfeit medicines as reports confirm the circulation of Artemetrin DS, an anti-malaria drug, and a fake version of the antibiotic Ciprofit 500 across local markets. A Patient’s Painful ExperienceFor 32-year-old Chinwe Ndukwe, a mother of two from Enugu, the danger of fake drugs became all too…
