Tag: NAFDAC
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COVID-19 woke us up from our comatose state as a country, we now have 165 active pharma companies – Adeyeye
Director-General NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye says the coronavirus pandemic has transformed into a catalyst for investment into the nation’s health sector, after decades of neglect. She believes that a brighter future awaits Nigeria because COVID-19 has become a wake up ... -
R&D: CBN receives over 20 applications requesting N67bn grants to develop vaccines
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says it has received more than 20 applications requesting for N67 billion grants under its Healthcare Sector Research and Development Intervention Scheme (HSRDIS). The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele disclosed this during the inauguration of the Body of Experts (BoE) for Scheme in Abuja on Monday. Emefiele explained that ... -
COVID-19 has slapped us in the face, we have over relied on the white for everything – NAFDAC DG
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says the novel Coronavirus has jolted the country, and challenged those in authority to make the health sector a major priority. Adeyeye who regretted that Nigeria has consistently depended on what others were bringing to it, emphasised the need to look ... -
COVID-19: NAFDAC DG calls for policy to ban importation of drugs, compel Nigerians to look inward
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has noted that Nigeria had been a slave to China and India in terms of drug reliance, but that the challenge posed by COVID-19 would make the country to look inward. She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in ... -
NAFDAC says only herbal remedies that have proven safety data will be approved for use by the public
NAFDAC Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reacted to claims of the herbal COVID-19 remedies. The agency says a claim of a cure must be subjected to clinical evaluation through well-controlled, randomized clinical trials following an approved clinical trial protocol. In a statement by ... -
Int’l Nurses Day: Reps give standing ovation to nurses, frontline health workers, make case for alternative medicine
HoRs Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives during at its plenary on Tuesday gave a standing ovation in honour of nurses and other frontline health workers in the fight against COVID-19, to mark the International Nurses Day 2020. The lawmakers, led by its Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, stood up and with resounding applause ... -
No approved drug, vaccine for COVID-19 yet in the country – NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has not approved any drug or vaccine for the treatment of COVID-19. The Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said in a statement on Saturday that NAFDAC had not granted approval for any vaccine for the treatment and cure of ... -
NCS approves release of rice, other items worth N3.2bn for distribution
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has approved the release of 46,000 metric tons of rice, 36,495 kegs of vegetables oil and other items valued at N3.2 billion for distribution. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Attah said ... -
NAFDAC alerts Nigerians on circulation of fake chloroquine 250mg tablets
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday alerted Nigerians on the circulation of falsified chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets. In a a statement the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said the NAFDAC was notified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the circulation of the tablets in Cameroon. “The falsified chloroquine phosphate ... -
Coronavirus: NAFDAC approves production of Chloroquine for clinical trial
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the production of Chloroquine for clinical trials in the search for a cure for COVID-19. Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the announcement on Friday at the NAFDAC headquarters in Lagos. She, however, pointed out that NAFDAC is not approving Chloroquine ...
