By JKNewsMedia SUPPORT HAS strengthened for regulatory action to cut sodium levels in pre-packaged foods as Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa reaffirmed its backing for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. JKNewsMedia.com reports that Akinbode Oluwafemi, Executive Director, CAPPA, gave the a...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter NOT LESS than 18 warehouses in Bida, Niger State, has been shut down by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) after uncovering expired food and beverages valued at over N100 million. A statement signed by Sayo Akintola, Resident Media Consultant, on February 19, 2026, said the wareho...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter EASY ACCESS to alcohol and frequent consumption among minors and underaged children emerged as key concerns in a national survey conducted by the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DBAN) in collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). JKNewsMedia.com reports...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter . . .Agency says no factories shut as Senate-backed directive targets only sub-200ml packaging linked to underage drinking and addiction STREET KIOSKS and neighbourhood bars across Nigeria will no longer stock alcohol in sachets or miniature bottles as the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter TEMPPORARY RELIEF has been granted to ease import processing as authorised dealer banks receive approval to accept expired National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) licences for Form M transactions. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) confirmed it h...
By Joyce Eyaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s DRUG regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has secured full membership of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH), the Agency announced. NAFDAC in a press statement noted that the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on pharmaceutical manufacturers to make decisive investments that will enable the local production of human vaccines in Nigeria. Director General of the Agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, issued the call while war...
By Faith Obams, JKNewsMedia Reporter THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced uncovering an illegal cosmetics manufacturing hub operating inside a Mammy Market within a military barracks in Lagos. Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Dr Martins Iluyomade, told journalists last Thursday that...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PRESIDENT BOLA Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for retaining the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status for the regulation of medicines and vaccines. According to the Presidency, the global health regulat...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized 16 containers of substandard and falsified products valued at N20.5 billion, imported through Onne Port, Port Harcourt. The consignment, delivered to the agency on Saturday by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) ...
