Edo Makes Malaria Testing, Treatment Free for Two Years
EDO, Nigeria – The Edo State Government has made malaria testing and treatment free in all government hospitals across the state for two years,…
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Fake Drugs
African Drug Distributors Seek Joint Action Against Fake Medicines
LAGOS, Nigeria – African pharmaceutical distributors are calling for stronger cross-border cooperation among governments and regulators to tackle the circulation of falsified and substandard…
NAFDAC Recruits 600 Pharmacists to Strengthen Fight Against Fake Drugs
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated a reserve programme involving 600 pharmacists to strengthen…
Enugu Warns Over Fake Augmentin Circulation
The Enugu State Ministry of Health has issued a public health alert over the alleged circulation of counterfeit Augmentin 625mg tablets, warning residents and…
NEPZA, NAFDAC Launch Crackdown on Fake Drugs in Free Zones
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have intensified…
NAFDAC Seizes N3bn Fake Drugs in Major Lagos Crackdown
LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), uncovers a massive counterfeit medicine operation in Lagos, seizing over 10…
Nigeria’s Healthcare on the Brink: Regulation, Strikes and the Deadly Trade in Fake Drugs
ABUJA, Nigeria – When Nigerian regulators rolled out convoys to seal off the country’s largest open drug markets in early 2025, the images were…
Onitsha Drug Traders Reject ₦265m Fake Drugs Claim
ONITSHA, Nigeria – Traders at Onitsha’s Ogbo-Ogwu Drug Market dismiss claims that ₦265 million worth of fake drugs were recently discovered in the market,…
NAFDAC Destroys ₦55bn Fake Products, Intensifies Crackdown Nationwide
IBADAN, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) destroy counterfeit, expired and substandard products worth over ₦55 billion,…
NAFDAC Destroys ₦10bn Fake Drugs, Food in Massive Kano Sweep
KANO, Nigeria – Nigeria’s drug regulator, NAFDAC, destroys 618 tonnes of fake, expired and substandard products valued at ₦10.19 billion in Kano, signalling an…