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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that importation of Indomie noodles to Nigeria has been banned following allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in the noodles and…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the R21 malaria vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Monday at a…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that "the dangerous tide of prevalent and pervasive incidents of Nigerians using bleaching creams" continues to pose a threat to its attempts to…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said Nigerians to be careful of fake products while they purchase food items during the Christmas season. The agency’s acting Director General, Mrs. Monica…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to substandard cough syrups circulating in The Gambia, calling for vigilance. The alert, with No. 040/2022, signed by NAFDAC…

Members of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, a branch of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control will continue their strike despite a meeting between them and the agency’s governing council. It was…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has banned the registration of alcohol in sachet, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, glass bottles below 200ml. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the…

National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has approved two more COVID-19 vaccines - Moderna and Russia’s Sputnik V - for use in Nigeria. Both vaccines were approved for emergency use, according to Director-General of…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has given approval for the use of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria. Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC, made the announcement in a…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has approved the use of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 in Nigeria. NAFDAC’s approval comes a few months after it gave a nod for the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines. Read…

National Agency for Food, Drug and Administration Control (NAFDAC) have embarked on a one-week warning strike starting on Thursday, April 15. The health workers at the agency are also members of the Medical and Health Workers Union.…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm on the circulation of fake ‘insulin tea’ taken by Diabetic patients. In a statement released on Sunday, March 28 by Director-General of the…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned Nigerians against the use of fake Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine that is already being circulated. The agency said the warning was imperative to ensure…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said contending with the minimal side effects of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is better than dying of COVID-19 complications. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Nigeria has on Thursday approved the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in the country. Speaking at a press conference this morning February 18, the…