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1 month ago | 
nannews.ng | Aderogba George |Magdalene Ukuedojor |Tosin Kolade |Folashade Adeniran
By Aderogba GeorgeThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to a falsified Oxycontin 80mg (oxycodone hydrochloride) which it says was detected in an unregulated market in Switzerland. The public alert with No. 07/2025 is uploaded on the agency’s website. The agency said the issue about falsified medicine was reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) by the genuine manufacturer, MUNDIPHARMA, in February.
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1 month ago | 
nannews.ng | Aderogba George |Tosin Kolade |Lydia Beshel |Ismail Abdulaziz
Oral suspensionNAFDACBy Aderogba GeorgeThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discontinued the registration of Multi-Dose Anti-Malarial (Artemether/Lumefantrine) dry powder for oral suspension. The announcement was made in a public alert No. 01/2025, released on the agency’s website Thursday. According to the alert, the decision was made due to the instability of the reconstituted formulations, which can lead to a loss of efficacy over time.
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2 months ago | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Isa Isawade |Aderogba George
By Aderogba GeorgeThe Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated the call for stiffer penalties for drug peddlers. This is contained in a statement signed by the agency’s resident media consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, in Abuja on Sunday. The statement quoted Adeyeye as saying, these set of people are merchants of death, who prioritise making huge money at the expense of other people’s lives.
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2 months ago | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Chimezie Godfrey |Aderogba George
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the 2023 and 2024 outstanding Medical Residency Training Funds (MRTF). By Aderogba GeorgeThe Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the 2023 and 2024 outstanding Medical Residency Training Funds (MRTF). The President of the association, Dr Osundara Tope-Zenith, made the appeal at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
newsdiaryonline.com | Chimezie Godfrey |Aderogba George
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has suspended its three-day warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesome Wike. By Aderogba GeorgeThe Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has suspended its three-day warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesome Wike.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
hammertimes.com.ng | Aderogba George
By Aderogba GeorgeThe National Online Safety Coalition (#FWDwithFacts campaign) has condemned Meta’s recent decision to end partnerships with third-party fact-checkers and significantly weaken content moderation across its platforms. The condemnation is contained in a statement signed by 20 Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) which comprise the coalition, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
iyamagazine.com | Abujah Racheal |Aderogba George
Advocacy groups, spearheaded by National Online Safety Coalition, under the #FWDwithFacts campaign, have voiced concerns regarding Meta’s recent decision to end partnerships with third-party fact-checkers. Speaking on behalf of the National Online Safety Coalition on Friday in Abuja, Ms Shirley Ewang stressed the devastating implications of the move, particularly for Nigeria and other African countries already grappling with the deadly effects of misinformation.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
pmnewsnigeria.com | Paul Dada |Aderogba George
By Aderogba GeorgeThe National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has begun the rehabilitation process of Miss Odunayo Eniola-Isaac rescued from Iraq taskmaster. A statement by Mr Vincent Adekoye, a Press Officer with the agency in Abuja on Wednesday, said NAPTIP Director-General, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, gave the directive.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aderogba George
News Express |7th Jan 2025 | 13NAFDAC officials sealing business premisesNAFDAC officials sealing business premisesBy ADEROGBA GEORGENational Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday in Abuja, sealed a Chinese supermarket for allegedly selling goods labelled in Chinese language without its proper notification. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the supermarket is situated at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse 2, Abuja.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
newsverge.com | Aderogba George
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to always buy goods from where they could trace the seller with receipt. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the advice when she featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forumin Abuja. She said buying goods from where receipts are issued to buyers would enable the buyers to trace the location when the goods are defective.
