Nigeria
8 stories from this country.
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NAFDAC updates ceiling list and blocks new registrations for listed imports
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has updated its ceiling list of imported pharmaceutical products, halting new registrations and requiring local manufacture plans for…
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NAFDAC bans paraquat, chlorpyrifos and atrazine as phase-out ends
Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has prohibited pesticides containing paraquat, chlorpyrifos and atrazine after completing a phased regulatory review, while restricting small-pack Dichlorvos…
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NAFDAC Celebrates United Nations International Customer Service Week
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) joins the global community in celebrating the United Nations…
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NAFDAC inaugurates 600-strong pharmacist reserve for emergency deployment
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has enrolled six hundred pharmacists from all thirty-six states and the Federal Capital Territory into a volunteer reserve…
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NAFDAC relays Pakistani recall of four medicine batches to Nigerian market
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the market to four batches of medicines…
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NAFDAC alerts market to falsified products imitating Forxiga
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that suspected falsified products imitating Forxiga (dapagliflozin)…
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NDLEA destroys 330 tonnes of seized narcotics in Lagos
The agency put the value of the consignment at 301.1 billion naira and carried out the destruction under a Federal High Court order, with opioids among the substances.
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ECOWAS says reliable data critical to West Africa drug response
ECOWAS wants Nigeria's reporting to WENDU improved and the monitoring network expanded to at least 20 centres, though no funding, budget or timeline was stated.