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The organisation was established to counter illicit and counterfeit products in Nigeria in 1993 under the country's health and safety law. Adulterated and counterfeit drugs are a problem in Nigeria. In one 1989 incident, over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol .
The Commission was established by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) 2018. among others, develop and promote fair, efficient and competitive markets in the Nigerian economy, facilitate access by all citizens to safe products, and secure the protection of rights for all consumers in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is a federal agency under the Ministry. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The agency was established in 2011 with the assistance of the US Centers for Disease Control . [ 15 ] Furthermore, there's the Health System Strengthening division whose mandate is to plan for human resource development in health.
SERVICOM was established on March 21, 2004, following a Presidential Retreat on Service Delivery held earlier that year. The retreat, initiated by the Federal Government of Nigeria, aimed to address the persistent inefficiency and poor quality of services in public institutions.
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), which is domiciled in the presidency, also has some agencies under it. They are: Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission [ 6 ]
Statutorily and administratively, the FIRS has the responsibility for the assessment, collection and accounting of taxes to the Government: [9] The timely provision and publication of accurate data and annual reports to the Federal Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders to inform national economic planning, academic research, tax policy and development legislation [10]
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) is an agency of the federal government of Nigeria, established in 1992 to regulate and control the practice of pharmacy in Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its responsibility is to oversee the practice of pharmacy across the country and supervise pharmaceutical education in Nigeria.
The need for public institutions addressing environmental issues in Nigeria became a necessity in the aftermath of the 1988 toxic waste affair in Koko, Nigeria. [9] This prompted the government, led by President Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, to promulgate Decree 58 of 1988, establishing the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA) as the country's environmental watchdog.