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Kano Sees Protests Following Closure of 1,321 Medicine Stores by NAFDAC

A joint operation by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria led to the sealing of 1,321 patent medicine stores in Kano’s Sabon Gari open market. This action followed a Federal High Court order instructing drug dealers to relocate to the Coordinated Wholesale Centre at […]

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NAFDAC And PCN Shut Down Over 1,300 Medicine Outlets in Kano

In a recent operation, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), in collaboration with the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN), raided and sealed 1,321 patent medicine outlets in Sabon Gari open market in Kano. The joint enforcement action came in response to a court order directing drug dealers to vacate their […]

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More Than 50% Imported Pharmaceutical Certificates Are Fake – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that more than 50% of certificates for imported pharmaceutical products in Nigeria are fake. The Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting in Abuja. The certificates, issued in the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended format, are meant to assure […]

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NAFDAC Frowns At Drug Hawkers, Ripening Fruits Sellers

By Adamu Shehu Imam National Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) warned Nigerian community to desist of patronizing drug hawkers and ripening fruits with calcium carbide described the practice as dengerous to the survival of humanity. The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye gave […]

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Carbide-Ripened Fruits Dangerous To Heart, Kidney, NAFDAC Warns

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has warned Nigerians that the consumption of fruits ripened with calcium carbide may cause damage to the heart, kidney and liver. Adeyeye also said fruits ripened with calcium carbide have the tendency to cause cancer, frequent thirst, irritation […]

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Indomie Noodles Made In Nigeria Are Safe For Consumption ― NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said on Tuesday that Noodles made in Nigeria are safe for consumption and have nothing to do with the noodles produced in Taiwan and Malaysia. Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye said this as a guest on a popular TV show, ‘Your View’, aired on […]

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NAFDAC To Test Indomie Noodles, Says Importation Already Banned

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will investigate allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in Indomie noodles. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s special chicken flavour noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless gas that is used to […]