Mirian Gom 
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria strengthens drug regulation and joins a continental treaty to curb fake medicines and boost pharmaceutical standards.
Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Mojisola Adeyeye, on Wednesday presented a seven-year scorecard in Abuja, highlighting progress since 2017.
“The overall crown is joining forces with the African Medicines Agency to curb substandard and falsified products,” she says.
Adeyeye urges Nigerians to avoid unregulated vendors. “Buy medicines from pharmacies. Get your receipts,” she warns, adding enforcement against open drug markets will intensify.
She notes improved compliance across manufacturers: “High-risk operators are becoming medium risk, and medium risk becoming low risk.”
The treaty allows cross-border collaboration and manufacturing, aligning standards across Africa.
“We are working together to ensure African and international standards,” she adds.
AMA Director-General, Mimi Darko, says Nigeria’s participation will strengthen regulatory outcomes across the continent.
The reforms align with the government’s healthcare transformation agenda and aim to improve public trust in medicines.
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