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January 24, 2021
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Latest news, reports, events and analysis about the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is Nigeria’s equivalent of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

NAFDAC is charged to protect the public health in Nigeria by assuring the safety of food, drugs, vaccines, medical devices, cosmetics, chemicals and pesticides, veterinary products, agrochemicals, herbal preparations and related products in Nigeria.

NAFDAC also controls the advertisement and sale of food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices in Nigeria. In order for any business to legitimately manufacture and/or import food or drugs for trade in Nigeria, it must register its products with NAFDAC.

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Less than 30% of drugs in Nigeria made locally

July 16, 2013 Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch Newsroom

Last week, the Director General, of Nigeria’s National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Paul Orhii, said less than 30 percent of essential medicines used in Nigeria was produced domestically. Read more ~back […]

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July 16, 2013 Bob Aroture

“…I have been deeply impressed by NAFDAC’s commitment to protect consumers from fake medicine, and my team is proud to bring our experience and technology to the effort. We look forward to offering Nigerian consumers […]

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NAFDAC trains physicians on reporting ‘Adverse Drug Reaction’ by Raphael Ede

July 10, 2013 Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch Newsroom

The National Pharmacovigilance Centre (NPC), National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has trained members of the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN), Enugu state council, on how they could play a significant […]

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July 10, 2013 Ufuoma Akpotaire

July 10, 2013 — Over the last couple of years, Nigeria through the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intensified its efforts to combat the sale and importation of counterfeit […]

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10 Simple Ways to Protect Yourself from Counterfeit Drugs in Nigeria

July 6, 2013 Ufuoma Akpotaire

Below are 10 simple ways you can protect yourself from counterfeit drugs in Nigeria. 1. Labels, Serial Numbers and Bar Codes: Scrutinize labels, packaging and contents. Make sure the package or container the medication comes […]

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Fake drugs: NAFDAC adopts WHO Rapid Alert system by Chioma Obinna

July 5, 2013 Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch Newsroom

LAGOS—National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has adopted the World Health Organisation’s, WHO, Rapid Alert System for the surveillance and monitoring of Substandard/ Spurious/Falsely Labelled/ Falsified Counterfeit, SSFFC, medicinal products in […]

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WHO, NAFDAC intensify plans to tackle fake drugs in Africa by Tony Nwanne

July 4, 2013 Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch Newsroom

Efforts to further reduce the incidence of fake drugs in the country, and Africa in general, on Tuesday, got a boost, when the World Health Organisation, WHO, in collaboration with the National Agency for Food […]

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Combating fake drugs with technology by Martins Ikhilae

July 1, 2013 Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch Newsroom

Counterfeiting and faking of drugs and food substances have assumed a global industry status, so also are the worries and concerns over the development. Particularly for Nigeria, the challenge has been the impetus needed to […]

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Own an App? Here are some Intellectual Property Issues to Consider by Davidson Oturu

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January 21, 2021
An application software (app) is a program or group of programs designed to help customers perform particular activities. These apps, which are usually on our electronic devices, are used to control several things ranging from [...]
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U.S. News | Customs and Border Protection Confiscate 1,216 Pieces of Counterfeit Jewelry in Louisville Worth over $700K

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January 20, 2021
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Louisville have intercepted a shipment, arriving from Hong Kong, manifested as a jewelry set containing more than 1,200 pieces of necklace. The CBP officers in Louisville [...]
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Recommended Ways to Protecting Business Concepts as Intellectual Property Rights in Nigeria by Bisola Scott

January 20, 2021
Not all creations of the mind are regarded as intellectual property protectable under intellectual property laws in Nigeria,2 as these laws stipulate the criteria that must be satisfied to guarantee intellectual property protection over creative works.3 As [...]
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Nigerian News | NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians on the Voluntary Recall of JET 7 Catheters Due to Increased Risk of Mortality and Serious Injury

January 18, 2021
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has been intimated by US FDA that Penumbra has issued an urgent recall of all configurations of the Penumbra JET 7 Reperfusion Catheter with Xtra [...]
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U.S. News | Scanning Technologies Sues Ticketbud for Patent Infringement over QR Code Scanning Patent

January 18, 2021
Scanning Technologies Innovations, LLC has filed a lawsuit in the Texas Western District Court against Ideabud, LLC doing business as Ticketbud, an event management, ticketing and registration software as a service (SaaS) company for patent [...]
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