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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian federal agency under the Federal Ministry of Health that is responsible for regulating and controlling the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, and packaged water.
In 2010, NAFDAC in Nigeria launched an SMS-based anticounterfeiting platform using technology from Sproxil. [40] [41] That system was also adopted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in February 2011. [42] In April 2011, CNN published a video highlighting Sproxil's solution in the fight against counterfeit drugs in Nigeria. [43]
Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye is a Nigerian pharmacist and professor. [1] [2] She was appointed the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on 3 November 2017 by the President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. [3]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is a federal law enforcement agency in Nigeria under the Federal Ministry of Justice charged with eliminating the growing, processing, manufacturing, selling, exporting, and trafficking of hard drugs.
Around June, 2024 two water companies were closed in owerri by National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) due to poor manufacturing process and unhygienic production. The two factories including Elmabo Table Water and Sylchap Table Water while Giver Table water was cautioned for minor issues.
In 2010, NAFDAC, the Nigerian government agency overseeing food and drugs, endorsed the Sproxil platform [3] [4] [5] and the service has been widely deployed throughout Nigeria. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In April 2011, CNN published a video discussing the role Sproxil played in the fight against counterfeit drugs in Nigeria .
The film was produced in honour of Dora Akunyili, the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), who fought against the production, sales and usage of adulterated drugs in Nigeria. [2] The movie starred Segun Arinze, Dejumo Lewis, Matilda Obaseki, Gideon Okeke, Yemi Blaq and Femi Branch.
On the heels of this, the PEBEC introduced a pilot regulatory reform program focusing on two regulators – National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) from July 2018. [5] Since its inception, the business climate reform initiative has recorded tangible impact and measurable results.