LAGOS JULY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has declared war on drug hawkers nationwide. Director General of NAFDC, Prof Christianah Adeyeye who made the declaration during a sensitisation workshop on Dangers of Drug Hawking and Ripening of Fruits with Carbide on Wednesday in Lagos decried the nefarious activities…
LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration And Control, on Thursday, paraded some suspected drug and food fraudsters. Director General, NAFDAC, Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Friday, said one Mr Okeke Francis of No. 28 Otigba Crescent, G.R.A. Onitsha, Anambra State, was arrested with…
LAGOS MAY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A STUDY conducted by Heinrich Boll Foundation has revealed that some hazardous pesticides banned in Europe are being used in Nigeria despite attempts by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to clamp down on the importation of harmful chemicals into the country. The report stated that Nigeria…
LAGOS DECEMBER The Acting Director-General of National Agency For Food And Drug Administration (NAFDAC ) , Dr Monica Eimunjeze and officials of the Agency stormed a warehouse in Lagos where large quantities invalidated tomatoes pastes were seized. The operation for the recovery of the tomatoes was headed by the NAFDAC Boss herself despite the risk…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the report of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP,) the Senate has approved the removal of Government-Owned Enterprises (GOEs) from the 2023 national budget. The affected agencies are; Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said its men intercepted a bus conveying religious books which contained cocaine weighing 11.913 kilogrammes with a street value of N3.9 billion. In a statement by the spokesman of the command, Hussain Abdullahi, the command disclosed that officers and men…
LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the incessant use of sexual enhancement drugs. According to the regulatory body, the excessive use of drugs in this category may lead to stroke or sudden death, a statement from the Director-General of the agency, Professor…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will destroy around one million expired COVID-19 vaccines, Faisal Shuaib, head of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), said on Monday, adding his agency was working with drug regulator NAFDAC to set a date for their destruction. Nigeria’s health minister Osagie Ehanire said last week some COVID-19 doses donated…