Would you like to receive notifications on latest updates of the following headlines?

NAFDAC confiscates N11bn smuggled, expired drugs

POSTED ON December 12, 2024 •   Health & Wellness      BY Benedicta Bassey
NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye. Photo: @NafdacAgency/X / X

OYO STATE, Nigeria —  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has destroyed smuggled, expired, and counterfeit drugs valued at approximately N11bn in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The development took place at the Moniya dumpsite in the Akinyele Local Government Area.

NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by the agency’s South-West Zonal Director, Roseline Ajayi, disclosed that the products destroyed were worth N10,991,458,374.60.

She explained that the items were seized from five South-West states (excluding Lagos) and Kwara State due to its proximity to the zone.

Speaking at the event, Adeyeye said: “The destroyed items, collected from five states in the South-West Zone (excluding Lagos) and Kwara State in the North Central Zone, include expired products voluntarily forfeited by those in the drug distribution chain, unregistered and unwholesome products raided from outlets and warehouses, fake and counterfeit drugs, and unregistered imported products smuggled into the country.”

She said the move was part of NAFDAC’s broader mission to safeguard public health and eliminate substandard and harmful products from circulation.

The NAFDAC DG highlighted the agency’s use of strategies such as product registration, laboratory testing, inspections, and enforcement actions to protect consumers.

“This destruction exercise is a vital component of NAFDAC’s investigative and enforcement efforts to eliminate unwholesome, substandard, and counterfeit products from the market,” she stated.

Adeyeye also extended gratitude to partner organisations, including the Nigerian Customs Service, the Nigerian Police Force, and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, for their collaboration in the fight against counterfeit drugs and substandard products.

“Together, we can keep Nigeria safe and free from unwholesome medicinal and regulated products,” she said.

READ ALSO
NCS launches campaign to combat cancer ignorance
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 8, 2025 0

ABUJA,Nigeria (NAN)- The Nigerian Cancer Society announced on Friday in Abuja its commitment to init...

READ ALSO
NAFDAC destroys counterfeit, expired drugs worth N4.7b in Rivers
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 8, 2025 0

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the destruct...

READ ALSO
Shettima highlights Nigeria's growing medical tourism
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 7, 2025 0

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has stated that patients from the United States (US) and other nation...

READ ALSO
World Cancer Day: INAAC advocate support to combat skin cancer
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 5, 2025 0

BENIN, Nigeria - The Initiative for Advancement of the Albinism Cause (INAAC) has appealed for suppo...

READ ALSO
FG launch health insurance Plan for cancer, sickle cell patient
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 4, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria -The federal government has announced the development of a comprehensive implementati...

READ ALSO
Cholera Control: FG invest $124m initiative
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 4, 2025 0

 ABUJA,Nigeria (NAN)-The federal government has launched the National Strategic Plan of Action...

READ ALSO
FEC allocates $1.07bn to transform Nigeria's healthcare sector
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 3, 2025 0

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved 1.07 billion dollars for healthcare sector reforms...

READ ALSO
Ondo, W’Bank to revamp primary healthcare system
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara January 29, 2025 0

ONDO (NAN)- The Ondo State government, in collaboration with the World Bank, has announced an invest...

OUR CHANNELS:

TikToker's legal team issues 24-hour ultimatum to RCCG, Adeboye  over arrest statement
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 11, 2025 0

In an unexpected development, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and its General Overseer,...


Penalty points system activates for traffic offenders- FRSC
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 11, 2025 0

ABUJA, Nigeria (NAN) - The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), corps marshal, Shehu Mohammed, has orde...


Businessman kills friend in Ikoyi-police
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 10, 2025 0

LAGOS,Nigeria - The Nigerian Police have apprehended a murder suspect in Lagos. The individual, iden...


LASG to expand Red Line Rail service to enhance commuting efficiency
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 10, 2025 0

LAGOS, NIgeria- Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday, made a significant announcemen...


Domestic refiners challenge crude producers over lack of allocations
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 10, 2025 0

Access to crude oil for domestic refiners, including modular refineries, has remained nearly nonexis...


Adamawa Govt. refutes dismissed REC's claims on 2023 election results
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 10, 2025 0

The Adamawa State Government has refuted the recent assertion made by the dismissed Resident Elector...


NECA raises alarm over 4% customs administration charge
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 10, 2025 0

The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed its worries regarding the...


Nasarawa University set for indefinite strike on Monday
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 10, 2025 0

Academic and non-academic personnel of higher education institutions in Nasarawa State, operating un...


UNICEF Urges Kano Govt. to intensify polio combat, routine immunisation efforts
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 12, 2025 0

KADUNA, Nigeria (NAN) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Kano state g...


Kebbi Govt. prepares for mass wedding on february 27
BY Abiodun Saheed Omodara February 10, 2025 0

The Kebbi state government has started preparations for a mass wedding set to take place on February...


More Articles

Load more...

Menu