By Timothy Enitan-Matthews ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has dismissed claims on the suspension of enforcement actions on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the agency described the report as false and misleading, insisting that no official instruction…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied reports claiming it has secretly banned the antibiotic, Amoxicillin, in Nigeria. In a public notice shared on its social media handles on Monday, 9 February 2026, NAFDAC stated that the claim is entirely false. The agency…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has accused the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of pursuing what it described as a “sinister agenda” aimed at destroying indigenous-owned companies in Nigeria’s wines and spirits industry. The allegation followed NAFDAC’s enforcement of a ban…
By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its commitment to enforce the total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume PET or glass bottles below 200ml by December 2025, in line with the recent directive of the…
Lagos, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert regarding counterfeit Phesgo® 600mg/600mg/10ml injection labelled with batch number C5290S20, falsely stated to be manufactured by Roche S.P.A. The warning follows a complaint from a Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH-NSIA) doctor about the suspected counterfeit product…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal cosmetics factory worth ₦50 million. CONVERSEER reports that the illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products is located at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State. NAFDAC officers raided the location discovering various unregistered chemicals and packaging materials, along…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is alerting the public about the recall of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap (100g) with batch number 81832M 08, produced in Germany, due to chemical impurity. According to NAFDAC’s Public Alert No. 035/2024, the product does not comply with the Cosmetic Products Regulation as…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has conducted a raid on a market in Borno. CONVERSEER learned that the raid which happened on Monday was conducted on the vegetable and fruit market in Gamboru, Maiduguri. The raid was due to harmful practices involving the use of chemicals particularly calcium carbide…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) enforcement officers, aided by intelligence from the Nigerian Army’s 15 Field Engineering Regiment in Badagry, dismantled the operations of Mr Chinedu Okafor, an illegal drinks manufacturer operating from his residence at No. 24, MTN Road, Badagry. CONVERSEER learned that Mr Okafor’s suspicious activities caught…
By Mo Isa The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reassured Nigerians of its commitment to ensure every food and drug they consume is safe. In response to a recent article published by the media, the agent shaded more light on Nido, Nestle Cerelac and other baby formulas being alleged…
