Pesticides are applied both indoors and outdoors for the management of pests, vector-borne diseases, and for crop protection. They are sometimes impregnated in textiles, paints, carpets, and treated wood to control pests and fungi. However, the toxicity associated with the misuse and abuse of pesticides is worrisome as it affects food safety and food security. The toxicity of pesticides is ...

* WARNS AGAINST SUBSTANDARD, FALSIFIED MEDICINES. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has called for a synergy between the Nigeria and India Pharmaceutical sector with a view to providing unhindered access to medicines that are safe, efficacious, affordable and of required quality. The Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye made the admonition at the India-Nigeria Pharmaceuticals ...

Major players in the nation’s pharmaceutical industry under the aegis of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group- Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) have pledged to collaborate with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC in its renewed efforts to attain the World Health Organization WHO Maturity Level 4 status and launch Nigeria into the league of Vaccines and Active ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has vowed to confront the menace of substandard and falsified medicines in the country with the implementation of pharmaceutical traceability strategy with a view to safeguarding the health of the Nigerian populace. The Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, dropped the hint at the Traceability workshop in Port Harcourt, Rivers ...

The Africa Region of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has commended the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, for ensuring quality drugs, foods, and other consumables for a healthy Nigerian population. The IHRC however, nominated her for the 2023 IHRC New-Year Honours Award of Africa’s Mother of Pure Food and Drugs. In ...

Only a strong regulatory system would guarantee and accelerate the development, approval, and access of safe and effective quality therapeutic medicines and vaccines in low, medium income countries of the world, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, has said. The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) made the assertion while speaking at the hybrid University of California ...

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC has warned Nigerians to desist from using unauthorized cosmetics and dangerous chemicals for bleaching of the skin to enhance their beauty. The Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye gave the admonition over the weekend at the brainstorming session during the two-day retreat by the Agency’s Top Management Committee (TMC) in Lagos. ...

No fewer than 25 persons including 20 surrendered Boko Haram fighters have died due to a cholera outbreak in the Hajj camp where about 12,000 surrenders are currently kept in Maiduguri, Daily Trust reports. It was learnt that at least seven persons died on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered that 14 other causalities were recorded in the Hajj camp on Wednesday. According ...

…As NASS Commends Agency For Judicious Use Of Funds With the strengthening of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, vaccines produced in Nigeria including those for COVID-19, will be of internationally acceptable standard, the Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has vowed. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye made the pledge during the oversight visit to the NAFDAC facilities and ...

The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye has urged Nigerians to always ensure that only safe, and wholesome food are consumed to enhance boosting the immunity and improving the body’s natural defenses in fighting diseases. She further stated that Nigerians do not need medicines if they eat right, stressing that eating ...