NAFDAC Destroys Over ₦55bn Fake and Expired Drugs in Oyo State 

Adetutu A, The Insights 18 December 2025

Fake and Expired Drugs Destroyed by NAFDAC The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, expired, banned, and substandard drugs worth over ₦55 billion in Ibadan, Oyo State. The exercise took place at Moniya dumpsite in

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 2025.  During a press briefing in Abuja, NAFDAC’s Director-General,

NEPC Empowers Entrepreneurs with Export Skills at Lagos Mainland Trade Fair

Adetutu A, The Insights 10 September 2025

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has taken a bold step to empower Nigerian entrepreneurs with export knowledge at the maiden edition of the Lagos Mainland Trade Fair. Senior Trade Officers, Nancy Okpa and Olamide Olatunde, trained vendors on step-by-step export procedures and highlighted the importance of meeting international standards.  Exportation is a

NAFDAC Launches Awareness Campaign on Safe Use of Farm Chemicals in Bauchi 

Adetutu A, The Insights 24 June 2025

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Bauchi State office, has started an important awareness campaign to educate farmers and chemical sellers about the safe use of agricultural chemicals. This campaign is especially important now as the rainy season begins—a time

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,