2020: Dangote, Others Set To Achieve 90% Food Fortification
Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, in collaboration with Bill Gates Foundation and the National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have said that food producers in Nigeria are working with government to...
Customs, NAFDAC Destroy N14.7bn Tramadol, Other Contrabands
About 58 containers of tramadol and other prohibited drugs valued at N14.7bn were on Wednesday destroyed in Sagamu, Ogun State.
The destruction was carried out by a committee made up of representatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, the National...
NAFDAC Impounds N60m Fake Cosmetics In Lagos
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said it confiscated fake cosmetics and drugs worth N60m from a warehouse in Lagos.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof Moji Adeyeye,...
NAFDAC Issues Ban On The Use Of Antibiotics In Animal Feed
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has issued a ban against the use of antibiotics (growth promoter and mould inhibitor) in animal feed.
It has instead, encouraged the use of probiotics,...
FHIN Urges FG to Implement laws on food safety
Food Hygiene Initiative of Nigeria (FHIN) has called on the Federal Government and policy makers to implement laws and policies that will guarantee food safety in the country.
Mr Nicholas Karimu, FHIN’s Director General, made the call...
NAFDAC seals 24 unlicensed bakeries
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said it had sealed 24 bakeries in Maiduguri for operating without licences.
The Coordinator of the agency in Borno, Mr Nasiru Mato, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri.
Mato...
