The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday disclosed that it had made some progress with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) intervention fund allocated to it by the Federal Government. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affair for the agency, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, and issued to … Read more
The federal government has disclosed that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) will appraise the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine before it is distributed to Nigerians. Faisal Shuaib, executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), made the disclosure on Monday during the media briefing of the presidential task … Read more
The Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Nigeria. The vaccine was recently approved by the W.H.O for emergency use, NAFDAC says it got the dossier of the vaccine a week ago, and the NAFDAC safety committee went to work immediately … Read more
He identified the COVID-19 vaccines as Sinopharm Vaccine of China, Sputnik V vaccine of Russia, Covishield or Astra Zeneca The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has received dossiers for Chinese vaccine and three others for evaluation amid the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the country. This is according to the Minister … Read more
Nigeria is expecting a delivery of 100,000 vaccines at the end of January The WHO granted emergency approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late last year which signalled procurement by many countries in Europe The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has warned against using any … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ruled out a possible local clinical trial on the proposed ₦400bn vaccines before administering them on Nigerians. NAFDAC said since the World Health Organisation (WHO) had granted approval to the vaccines, there might be no need to conduct another clinical trial. It, however, … Read more
NAFDAC, Overdose The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public to be careful of taking more than recommended doses of popular over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medicines. The warning was contained in a statement signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and issued to newsmen on Monday … Read more
Chemical A Coalition Against Paraquat (CAP) has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to enforce outright ban on use of Paraquat in the country. In a statement issued on Monday by International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the group made the appeal during a visit to NAFDAC office … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to refrain from the use of Sniper and other brands of “Dichlorvos” (DDVP) in the preservation of foodstuffs. NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, reiterated the dangers inherent in the continuous misuse and misapplication of Sniper and other brands of Dichlorvos … Read more
We wish to bring to the notice of the good citizens of Kaduna State the looting and vandalization of the National Agency For Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Laboratory and Office located at Narayi by hoodlums. In the course of this sad incident, fake, expired and seized contraband products were looted. They also … Read more
The Federal Government has indicated plans to deface the concentration of alcohol in sachets, small Polyethylene Terephthalate and glass bottles in the country. Director-General of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known through a statement titled: ‘NAFDAC cautions on alcohol abuse.’ She said, “NAFDAC under the … Read more
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says a drug of the anti malarial family, Chloroquine, is effective for the treatment of COVID-19. Speaking during a virtual news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the agency, said research has shown that chloroquine is potent in combating the virulent infection … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians to stop the consumption of an organic apple and black currant originating from Australia. Prof. Moji Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the products had been certified harmful for human consumption. Read Also: … Read more
Director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has bemoaned the palpable lack of raw materials and ingredients for pharmaceutical activities and operations.. Speaking when she appeared as a guest on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, says the only thing pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria do not … Read more
Professor Moji Adeyeye, director-general of NAFDAC has debunked the claim that a Nigerian herbal medicine has been approved to treat or cure COVID-19 cases. “There is no cure for COVID-19 at the moment”, she told P.M.News on phone. NAFDAC, spelled as National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control is the regulatory authority for … Read more
The Water factory of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija, Epe, which is one of the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) for the college has finally been approved by NAFDAC. According to the Provost, Associate Professor Nosiru Olajide Onibon, the college refused to produce illegally, hence, meet the NAFDAC condition and eventually got the water … Read more
Federal Government health agencies including the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) have received Madagascar’s COVID-19 treatment drug for assessment. You recall this online news platform reported that the samples were brought to the country on May 16 by Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Minister of health Dr. Osagie Ehanire said … Read more
Director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeleye on Tuesday said the agency will continue chloroquine clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment. Adeyeye, disclosed this when she featured on a programme on TVC. The development is coming against the backdrop of the suspension of the drug test by the … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control plan to continue hydroxychloroquine clinical trials in Nigeria despite the suspension of the same by the World Health Organisation for the treatment of COVID-19. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known on Tuesday during a programme on Television Continental. Adeyeye said there are proven … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reacted to claims of the herbal COVID-19 remedies. The agency said that all claims of local remedies for COVID-19 are domiciled in either the conventional news media or social media. In a statement by the Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye said that … Read more