NAFDAC to Enforce Ban on Alcohol in Sachets and Small Bottles by December 2025 

Adetutu A, The Insights 11 November 2025

NAFDAC’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its decision to enforce a total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles (below 200 millilitres) by December

NAFDAC Launches Mobile Tools to Fight Fake Drugs in Nigeria’s North-East 

Adetutu A, The Insights 30 April 2025

NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched two new mobile tools—Scan 2 Verify and the Green Book App—to tackle the spread of counterfeit drugs, particularly in Nigeria’s North-East region.  The tools were unveiled at a two-day sensitization workshop held in Gombe, bringing together key […]

NAFDAC Boss Warns Against Fake and Counterfeit Drugs 

Adetutu A, The Insights 27 September 2024

Nafdac DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has raised an alarm about the high level of fake, substandard, and counterfeit drugs circulating in Nigeria. Speaking at a sensitisation programme in Ibadan, Oyo State, she expressed deep concern over the […]

Healthy Eating Alert NAFDAC Issues Warning on Harmful Food Preservation Methods

Adetutu A, The Insights 7 June 2024

National Agency For Food and Drugs Administration & Control – ARDnig NAFDAC has warned Nigerians against using sniper (dichlorvos) and other chemicals for food preservation due to severe health risks. The Director General, Mojisola Adeyeye, highlighted that misuse of sniper can cause memory loss, reduced fertility, cancer, and other health issues. Since 2019,