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May & Baker Backs Local Drug Manufacturing Against Counterfeits May & Baker Managing Director Patrick Ajah speaks on combating counterfeit medicines in Nigeria.

May & Baker Managing Director Patrick Ajah speaks on combating counterfeit medicines in Nigeria.

May & Baker Backs Local Drug Manufacturing Against Counterfeits

Mirian Gom August 23, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Local drug manufacturing in Nigeria remains the country’s strongest defence against counterfeit medicines because...

Nigeria Urged to Cut Drug Imports, Boost Local Pharmaceutical Industry Pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Nigeria producing medicines

Nigeria Urged to Cut Drug Imports, Boost Local Pharmaceutical Industry

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026

ILORIN, Nigeria – Nigeria faces calls to reduce medicine imports and strengthen local production to secure health...

NAFDAC Reforms Boost Drug Safety, Nigeria Joins African Medicines Treaty NAFDAC officials displaying banned pharmaceutical drugs at media briefing

NAFDAC officials displaying banned pharmaceutical drugs at media briefing

NAFDAC Reforms Boost Drug Safety, Nigeria Joins African Medicines Treaty

Mirian Gom May 6, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria strengthens drug regulation and joins a continental treaty to curb fake medicines and...

WHO Flags Fake SIMULECT Threat Across Africa WHO scientist examines mosquito samples amid chikungunya outbreak

WHO Flags Fake SIMULECT Threat Across Africa

Oluwatobi Adu December 10, 2025

ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) issues an urgent global alert after detecting falsified batches...

NIPRD, FUTH Lafia Partner to Advance Vaccine, Drug Research Officials signing MoU for vaccine and drug research collaboration

NIPRD, FUTH Lafia Partner to Advance Vaccine, Drug Research

Mirian Gom November 29, 2025

Abuja, Nigeria – The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) and the Federal University Teaching...

Dying to Live: Nigerians Face Soaring Drug Costs A close-up illustration of an elderly Nigerian woman holding prescription pills, with a faded pharmacy counter in the background — symbolising the high cost of survival