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PRESS RELEASE NAFDAC WARNS AGAINST INCITEMENT, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DRUG MARKET REFORMS AND PUBLIC SAFETY



The National Agency for Food and Drug istration and Control (NAFDAC) has become aware of misleading videos circulating on social media, in which a social media influencer attempts to incite traders at the Onitsha Bridge Head Market against the Federal Government's regulatory efforts. NAFDAC hereby alerts the public and relevant security agencies to this incitement, which may amount to a breach of the Cybercrime Act. Between February 9 and March 27, 2025, NAFDAC conducted a nationwide enforcement operation targeting three major Open Drug Markets: Idumota (Lagos), Aba (Abia), and Onitsha (Anambra). These operations resulted in the seizure and destruction of banned, expired, falsified, and substandard medicines and controlled substances valued at over one trillion Naira. Investigations revealed that the warehouses, shops, and distribution outlets in these markets failed to meet Good Storage and Distribution Practice (GSDP) standards and were not ed with the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN), in clear violation of national laws.


As part of regulatory actions, investigative charges were imposed on the offending operators as stipulated in federal government regulations.
These included: A 5,000,000 investigative charge for the sale of uned products, which was reduced to 200,000 following appeals.
A 2,000,000 investigative charge for violations of Good Storage and Distribution Practices, reduced to 500,000 after further appeals.

These penalties are officially gazetted charges and were applied fairly across the affected markets. NAFDAC remains committed to its mandate of safeguarding public health by ensuring that all medical products; drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and others circulating in Nigeria are safe, effective, and of good quality. By enforcing compliance with regulations, the Agency aims to protect the most vulnerable, including pregnant women, children, and individuals with chronic conditions.

NAFDAC assures the public that it will continue to operate within the bounds of its legal mandate and will not be deterred by attempts to derail critical regulatory reforms.


Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, PhD, FAS Director-General/CEO

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These fines were never made public. It's now that NAFDAC is saying they were fines..

Damage control.

Rather than accepting the obvious violation of the right of the innocent ones among these people and proven case of extortion,they are now trying to change the narratives. What stops you from prosecuting those indicted and allowing the genuine businessmen at the market to continue with their businesses,now you want to impose a general unfair levy on all.
Just accept your infraction like your brother at JAMB did.

Government need to ensure the money is collected and returned to the traders who did not commit any crime. The ones who did should be closed down. NAFDAC has no business collecting fines. They can issue it, but collecting it? Absolutely not. Whoever instituted and collected the fine should be sacked.

I thought they said all of them are selling fake drugs.

More than 1,000 shops have paid the extortion fee, abi na fine.

NAFDAC is saying they sold good drugs but the only problem was that it wasn't ed, while others didn't have standard storage facility for the drugs

Good one from NAFDAC. I think VDM really wanted NAFDAC to perpetually close these shops. If they have to charge them court according to VDM, a lot of Anambra business men will go to jail for it.

ERockson:
Good one from NAFDAC. I think VDM really wanted NAFDAC to perpetually close these shops. If they have to charge them court according to VDM, a lot of Anambra business men will go to jail for it.

Fool

ERockson:
Good one from NAFDAC. I think VDM really wanted NAFDAC to perpetually close these shops. If they have to charge them court according to VDM, a lot of Anambra business men will go to jail for it.

Those that have not paid ground rent in Abuja should be charged to court and be jailed too.

ERockson:
Good one from NAFDAC. I think VDM really wanted NAFDAC to perpetually close these shops. If they have to charge them court according to VDM, a lot of Anambra business men will go to jail for it.

you called this good one? Over 1000 people paid 700k and the name of the is called nafdac project, are u saying over 1000 people sold fake drugs in one market? If you caught someone selling fake drugs, were you to fine them or closed down that shop? Nafdac need to come out clean. These things happened in lagos before, today panadal is almost 1k because of these extortions

5,000,000 investigative charge for the sale of uned products, which was reduced to 200,000 following appeals.
A 2,000,000 investigative charge for violations of Good Storage and Distribution


Hehehehehe
How come none of the traders knew what they were paying for?

For God sake just look at how obi disgraced himself online. Who is even advising this man?

VDM Anti-Virus is Active

So they can continue selling fake drugs after paying the fines?

Everyone in the market is paying for this fine.
Does it mean that all of them violated law?
This is one thing I still don't understand.

to that agbero that always ban me please stop banning me .well nafdac went to onitsha to grab money .helinus come and defend them ooh .you were asking for evidence .na nafdac give you evidence now former chairman agbero union nairaland branch

Hand go soon touch una, Time for union to start dragging em

Youraba people is this the best brain you can offer Nigerians A man that budgeted 15 trillion naira for 700km (Lagos-Calabar highway) . I.e, he used 21billion approximately to construct one kilometer

jmoore:


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NAFDAC that was ordered out of Ibadan years ago by Chief Adedibu, the strong man of Ibadan politics are now showing strength in Osha and Soludo Nwa Mgbafor is ing them, There was indeed a country

Who's expecting them to own up? They'll always deny.

Agreeing to the extortion would dent their image the more.

Kingzmate:
VDM Anti-Avirus is Active

Their mind go dey, I like dragging 👌💯

Under Tinubu the drug baron, government agencies like NAFDAC are extorting Nigerians instead of protecting Nigerians

Private businesses like BEDC are extorting Nigerians with estimated billing

MTN and Airtel are extorting Nigerians by lying that they give fake YouTube bundle from 12am to 5am

When the head is rotten, the whole fish is rotten

Private businesses have seen how Government extort Nigerians so they follow suite

Ok

This country too yeye…
Kaii
Na hell we just de mehnnnn.
All government agencies stealing from citizens

So, true true, una dey collect 700k.

But the impression created is that there are no exemptions meaning that all the markerters flouted the law.

They imposed same levy in Ariaria international market

The most corrupt agency in Nigeria is. Now NAFDAC

More corrupt than Nigeria police

It takes a special kind of evil to be more corrupt than Nigeria police

How can NAFDAC collect bribe and enable fake drugs

How many people have NAFDAC arrested and charged to court for selling fake drugs after locking up the market for months?

They just locked the market and collected bribe

Did the fake drugs disappear after NAFDAC collected NGN 700,000 bribe?

The head of NAFDAC is a thief QED

500,000 plus 200,000 is that not the same 700,000 VDM is talking about ? Ehn bunch of clowns

Lol I when NAFDAC pay my friend store Visit and they Saw, Chips and Chinchin without NAFDAC reg no naso Baba use head carry almost 150k or so dem generate RRR for him immediately...

Nigeria is such a Corrupt Nation. Always everyone is corrupt. Imagine Common VDBM exposed then to the whole world and they are denying.

Nawa o