Breaking news and updates from Nigeria's pharmacy profession.
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.
The WHO and partners have launched a 2026–2030 strategy to strengthen the market for quality-assured childhood cancer medicines, targeting supply shortages, fragmented demand and other barriers affecting access in low- and middle-income countries.
The International Pharmaceutical Federation has adopted a new policy statement calling for stronger pharmacist involvement in medication safety, patient-safety governance, workforce planning, digital health and pharmacovigilance.
Young pharmacists and pharmacy students in Kaduna have been encouraged to take deliberate responsibility for career development, pursue professional opportunities, build relevant skills and uphold integrity at a World Pharmacists Day mentorship workshop.
The Court of Appeal in Yola has upheld the conviction of a medicine vendor for operating an unregistered and unlicensed medicines outlet, as PCN continues regulatory enforcement across several states in 2026.
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.
Gregory University Uturu’s Doctor of Pharmacy programme has received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission following the 2025/2026 accreditation exercise, strengthening the programme’s standing within Nigeria’s university system.
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.
The suspected toxic alcohol incident in Ondo State has killed 49 people and affected about 170 others, with cases spreading to Irele. Police have arrested 15 suspects as investigations into the substance continue.
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.
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has updated its national essential medicines lists for adults and children. The 2024 editions expand specialist-care coverage, incorporate AWaRe antibiotic classification and strengthen alignment with national treatment priorities.
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.
