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NAFDAC Shut Down Infamous Cemetery Market in Aba.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control – NAFDAC has once again closed down the notorious Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia, following the discovery of counterfeit beverages within the marketplace.

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No Underdosed Paracetamol Tablets Sold in Nigeria – NAFDAC

NAFDAC –  The National Agency Food and Drug Administration and Control has disproved claims that essentially all paracetamol sold in Nigeria are underdosed. Arise television anchor, Rufai Oseni, had shared a tweet suggesting that an examination done showed that virtually all the paracetamols being sold are underdosed. See NAFDAC’s reaction beneath… Hmmm!

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CLAIMS OF COVID-19 CURE ONLY EXIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA- NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it has received only one application from one company for the endorsement of a product to treat the symptoms of COVID-19 and not the virus itself. NAFDAC said all other claims about a possible cure for COVID-19 in Nigeria only exist on social media […]

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FACE MASK MADE OF Ankara fabric CANNOT PREVENT CORONAVIRUS -NAFDAC Warns NIGERIANS.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that the use of non-medical face masks, which include self-made or commercial masks or face covers made of clothes, cannot prevent spread of the coronavirus diseases. In a statement on its Twitter page, NAFDAC warned that such masks only limit the spread of droplets and when […]

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COVID-19: NAFDAC “Warns “NIGERIANS OF FAKE “Chloroquine 250mg Tablet” IN CIRCULATION

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday alerted Nigerians on the circulation of falsified chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets. In a statement the Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said the NAFDAC was notified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the circulation of the tablets in Cameroon. According […]