NAFDAC
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NAFDAC recalls Benylin syrup over toxicity concerns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Control NAFDAC has alerted the public on the recall of one lot of Benylin Paediatric Syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, following recent toxicity findings in the laboratory on the product. A statement released by the agency today April 11 says laboratory analysis…
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NAFDAC insists on sachet alcohol ban, hoodlums attack officials
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Monday, said there was no going back on the ban of the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, insisted that the…
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Health
Anambra man to spend 7 years in jail for packaging paracetamol as another drug
He was arrested by NAFDAC.
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News
Family pens emotional tribute to Dr Chike Akunyili
"Death in any situation is painful, but when it is as brutal and senseless as murder, our hearts break twice."
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Crime
South-East governors condemn Akunyili’s murder as IPOB, DSS denies responsibility
Chike Akunyili was married to late Nigerian hero Prof Dora Akunyili.
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News
UPDATE: How gunmen killed Chike Akunyili, husband to ex-DG of NAFDAC, Dora Akunyili
It is not immediately clear those behind the killing of the medical doctor.
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News
Gunmen kill Chike Akunyili, husband to late NAFDAC hero, Dora Akunyili — report
Unknown assailants have killed Chike Akunyili in Abuja, a report said.
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Health
NAFDAC raises alarm over use of petrol, kerosene tankers to transport groundnut oil
"You don’t need rocket science to inform you that mixing petrol or kerosene together with the food that will go to people’s stomach is very dangerous."
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Health
Breaking: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine for use in Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Nigeria, NAFDAC, has approved the use of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. At a press conference held this morning February 18, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, says the agency got the dossier of the vaccine…
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Health
NAFDAC DG Says 40 Herbal Medicines are Undergoing Review as Possible Coronavirus Cure
The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has disclosed that 40 herbal drugs are currently undergoing a review as possible Coronavirus cure. Adeyeye who disclosed that the herbal drugs are undergoing review to ensure their safety for use, averred that if the herbal…