Workers of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have announced an indefinite strike to protest what they described as the poor welfare conditions and remuneration by the agency’s management. The workers’ bodies, under the umbrella of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC), an affiliate of … Read more
The Director General of the Nigeria Biotechnology Management Agency (NBMA), Agnes Asagbra, has kicked against the disapproval of genetically engineered food by the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye. On 29 June, the NAFDAC boss, during an interview on Arise News Television, argued that GMO … Read more
An illegal alcohol manufacturing factory operating in Badagry, Lagos State, has been shut down by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The agency, in a statement Sunday noted that its enforcement officers, aided by intelligence from the Nigerian Army’s 15 Field Engineering Regiment in Badagry, dismantled the operations of Chinedu … Read more
The House of Representatives has resolved to probe the ban on sachet alcohol drinks by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The House, following a motion moved by Paschal Agbodike (APGA, Anambra) on Wednesday, resolved to investigate the rationale behind the ban. NAFDAC’s Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye, recently announced the commencement … Read more
