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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…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ruled out the possibility of conducting a local clinical trial on the proposed N400bn vaccines before administering them on Nigerians. A clinical trial, according to…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday announced that Nigeria would soon start manufacturing its own vaccines, with the upgrading of existing laboratories across the country. Director-General,…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disclosed that a total ban on production of alcohol drink in sachets will be implemented in 2023/2024. The agency’s Director-General, Prof.…

Federal Government has indicated plans to completely phase out high concentration of alcohol in sachet and small Polyethylene Terephthalate and glass bottles in the country. This is contained in a statement by Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye,…

Federal Government has on Friday, September 4 received samples of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine. It would be recalled that Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin had in August announced that it had produced the first batch of its COVID-19…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to stop the consumption of an organic apple and blackcurrant juice originating from Australia. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Moji Adeyeye, who…

Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has said over dependency on importation has affected the availability of medical supplies in Nigeria in the light of the…

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has announced the continuation of Hydroxychloroquine clinical trial as treatment for COVID-19 patients in the country. This comes a day after World Health Organization (WHO)…