News and updates on regulatory affairs.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has seized alcoholic beverages worth an estimated ₦300 million in Lagos, shutting down distribution outlets and arresting traders accused of selling and hoarding products prohibited under the existing ban.
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria and Sproxil have formalised a collaboration to develop AI-supported tools for online pharmacy information exchange, regulatory auditing and pharmacists’ continuing education, as Nigeria works to implement its 2026 electronic pharmacy regulations.
NAFDAC is seeking international partnerships to establish vaccine manufacturing facilities in Nigeria, particularly fill-and-finish modular production, as the agency works towards WHO Maturity Level 4 (ML4) and strengthens the country's vaccine manufacturing capacity.
The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed 733 pharmaceutical premises in Delta State following a four-day enforcement exercise that uncovered 339 illegal outlets and regulatory violations across five local government areas.
A Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a trader and two companies over the unlawful possession, importation and distribution of fake and unregistered medicines following guilty pleas entered by the defendants.
NAFDAC has placed products marketed by Mofus Nigeria Ltd on its watchlist following findings of significant regulatory non-compliance and potential misrepresentation, with an investigation now underway.
NAFDAC and the Federal Character Commission have reviewed federal character compliance, equitable resource distribution, food-safety infrastructure and illicit drug abuse during an engagement in Abuja.
NAFDAC says laboratory analysis found high concentrations of methanol in suspected alcoholic and herbal concoctions linked to 182 cases and 48 deaths in Ondo State, with five victims reportedly losing their sight completely.
NAFDAC has destroyed expired donated medicines valued at ₦59 million at the Igwuruta dump site in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, after the products were brought into Nigeria through the NPA Area 1 Port.
NAFDAC has seized a falsified Artemether/Lumefantrine 80mg/480mg product in Kano after finding that its NAFDAC registration number was fake. The Agency has advised healthcare professionals and the public to avoid the product.
NAFDAC has directed healthcare facilities to stop using two batches of FORTCEF Ceftazidime Injection while it investigates reports of serious adverse events, including three fatalities reported among cases under investigation.
NAFDAC has directed healthcare professionals to withdraw levamisole-containing medicines following a European safety review that confirmed a rare but serious risk of leukoencephalopathy.
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