Tag: NAFDAC

NAFDAC orders recall of Indomie noodles

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NAFDAC Indomie noodles

…Says it’s unsafe for Nigerians The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has cautioned Nigerians against consuming Indomie Noodles (Vegetable Flavor), declaring the product unsafe and directing an immediate nationwide recall following an international safety alert. In Public Alert No. 041/2025 issued on Friday, NAFDAC said France’s consumer protection agency, Rappel Conso, initiated a recall of the product after laboratory tests detected undeclared allergens. According to the alert, the vegetable-flavored noodles were found to contain milk and eggs that were not listed on the product label,…

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NAFDAC seals warehouse full of explosive chemicals in Kano

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NAFDAC seals warehouse

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has reportedly shut down a warehouse in Kano after finding a large amount of dangerous chemicals that can be used to make explosives. NAFDAC officials found the warehouse on Wednesday in the Kwakwachi area of Fagge Local Government, following a tip-off and inspection by NAFDAC enforcement officials. It contained 60,000 litres of sulphuric acid and 28,560 litres of nitric acid, along with 330 empty jerricans. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who was represented by Dr. Martins Iluyomade,…

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‘14.3m Nigerians engage in drug abuse’ – NAFDAC DG

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NAFDAC DG

Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has said that about 14.3 million Nigerians are victims of drug abuse. Adeyeye stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth programme, tagged: ‘Catch Them Young’, held at the Government Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt, River State, on Wednesday. According to her, research findings show that one out of every four high-risk drug users has been arrested for drug-related offences, adding that that the arrest included: 73% for drug possession, 12% for theft,…

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NAFDAC seals warehouse over ₦75m worth of expired products in Kaduna

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NAFDAC seals warehouse

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has sealed a warehouse in Kaduna after discovering expired food and cosmetic products valued at ₦75 million. The warehouse, known as Amanat.com, is reportedly located on PP2A Bayajidda Street, near Kano Road and New Ogbomosho Road, in the metropolis. In an issued statement on Tuesday, NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shaba Muhammed, revealed that the agency’s action followed a tip-off from a concerned Nigerian citizen. It was gathered that a surveillance operation, led by NAFDAC’s investigation team, revealed…

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NAFDAC workers vow to continue strike

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NAFDAC workers vow

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) branch, has vowed to continue its ongoing strike action till their demands are met. In an interview with newsmen yesterday in Kaduna, the Chairman of the Chapter, Adetoboye Ayodeji, said it was left for the agencys management to call the union for negotiation in order to see actionable evidence that things would be done appropriately. Recall that workers of the agency began an indefinite strike on October 7, to demand the review…

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NAFDAC workers begin indefinite strike over welfare issues

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NAFDAC workers

The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations And Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), have begun an indefinite strike over issues revolving around staff welfare. Some of the issues include: review of 2024 promotion examination results, appointment of directors for public affairs/special duties, training institute, and reform of promotion examination content. Others are creation of psychology officer cadre in accordance with the Head of Service (HOS) circular, payment of all pending burial expenses,…

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Maiduguri Flood: NAFDAC shuts down market over contaminated drugs

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NAFDAC shuts down market

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has shut down the Gomboru drug market in Maiduguri, Borno State, where contaminated drugs were washed and sun-dried for resale following the devastating flood that hit the State. The drug agencies made this known on Thursday, in a statement posted via his official X handle, saying it has ordered the closure of the drug market after the recent flooding submerged the market, and the drugs became contaminated. NAFDAC posted: After the recent flooding in Maiduguri that submerged the Gomboru…

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Narcotics Abuse: NAFDAC deploys ‘track-and-trace’ mechanisms

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has put in place effective mechanisms to ‘track and trace’ narcotic products right from production, the manufacturing plant, to the end user. A statement issued by the agency, at the weekend, said its Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the disclosure while commissioning the narcotic drugs serialisation pilot project in Lagos. Prof Adeyeye said the move was geared towards tackling the menace of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria, particularly amongst the teeming youth population. She said that narcotics…

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Ministerial Screening: “NAFDAC is not functioning; fake drugs are killing people” – Nephrologist

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A nephrologist, Tunji Alausa, says the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has failed in its mandate to regulate the prevalence of fake drugs in the country. Speaking yesterday when he appeared before the Senate for screening as a ministerial nominee from Lagos State, Alausa said the regulatory agency needs urgent reform, adding that the countrys healthcare system is really sub-optimal. According to him, Nigeria needs to build a quality regulatory body to take care and tackle the fake drugs in pharmaceutical stores across the country.…

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Tinubu saves Buba Marwas job, as he reverses dissolution of NDLEA, NAFDAC boards

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has exempted the boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Recall that on Monday night, the president approved the immediate dissolution of the governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies. However, a statement issued yesterday by the Director Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, in Abuja, Willie Bassey, stated that the NDLEA and NAFDAC have been exempted from the dissolution. Further to…

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