COVID-19: No govt establishment, agencies should order for vaccines without confirming from NAFDAC – Adeyeye
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the agency has not approved any COVID-19 vaccines. She made this known in…
OSINBAJO WELCOMES COVID-19 RESEARCH GROUP’S REPORT ON LIKELY PREVENTION, TREATMENT DRUG
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has welcomed efforts by a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness of and roles that Ivermectin drug can play in the treatment…
WE MUST SCALE UP INTERVENTIONS IN MSMEs SECTOR –Â OSINBAJO
In partnership with the private sector, the Federal Government would continue to support innovation and interventions to boost the growth of small businesses across the country, so as to improve…
I sold 6,000 dead poultry meat to unsuspecting Borno residents for 5 years – Suspect confesses
A 33-year-old suspect, Hassan Ebere, has revealed how he sold 6,000 dead poultry to residents of Maiduguri for five years so as to raise money for his livelihood since he…
SERAP Asks Buhari To Probe Missing ₦3.8bn In Health Ministry, NAFDAC, Others
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to “probe allegations that ₦3,836,685,213.13 of public funds meant for the Federal Ministry of Health, teaching hospitals, medical…
NAFDAC shuts six pharmaceutical manufacturers for non-compliance
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down six pharmaceutical manufacturers for non-compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, director general of the Agency,…
Compliance to national food fortification standards hit 90% target in 2020 – Osinbajo
Although efforts by stakeholders in the Food Processing Industry to improve the nutritional value of edible oil, salt, sugar, wheat flour, and other processed foods is commendable, ensuring full compliance…
EndSARS: Looted drugs from Kaduna warehouse constitute health risk – NAFDAC warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned residents of Kaduna State on the health risk of drugs allegedly looted from a warehouse in the…
NAFDAC to ban production of alcohol in sachets 2023/2024
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will totally ban production of alcohol drink in sachets by 2023/2024. Its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, told…
COVID-19: Nigerian scientist solicits support to showcase solution
An indigenous scientist, Chief Apollos Keniyinbo, on Tuesday solicited the support of stakeholders to showcase a solution, he claimed to have found for the novel coronavirus. Keniyinbo, who heads the…