NAFDAC Shuts Six Defaulting Pharmaceutical Firms

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has on Monday announced the shutting of six local manufacturers of pharmaceutical products for failure to meet minimum manufacturing practice. The Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye made this known in a statement in Abuja, saying the development was in line with the agency’s zero-tolerance for substandard products in Nigeria, adding that Nationwide surveillance on the activities of manufacturers was carried out which later revealed the defaulting firms.
“The current actions are to serve as deterrents to all local and foreign manufacturers who may not want to comply with basic GMP requirements and join the agency in its renewed campaign to rid the country of SF medicines.

Second Wave: FCT Shuts Bars, Parks, Restaurants For Five Weeks

Following the rising cases of coronavirus, the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has ordered that all bars, restaurants, leisure gardens, and event centres should be shut for five weeks.

COVID-19: 26 Officers Of The Nigerian Army Test Positive

At least 26 officers of the Nigerian Army have tested positive for COVID-19 following the death of Major-General Olu Irefin last week, Sagir Musa, Army spokesperson said. The spokesperson made this assertion in a statement on Sunday, saying the army authorities directed all who attended the 2020 Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference to be tested after Irefin fell sick.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Nigerian Doctors Calls For Careful Review Before Administering It

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), a body of Nigerian Doctors has advised the Nigerian government to conduct an independent evaluation of the coronavirus vaccine before administering it to Nigerians. The President of the association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, stated this while having an interview with a Channel Television TV host on Monday, saying the evaluation has become necessary following the wake of conspiracy surrounding the vaccine as well as considering the genetic characteristic of the vaccine being a foreign-based.

COVID-19: 1,145 New Confirm Infections, 1 Additional Death – NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,145 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday.

BREAKING: FG Puts COVID-19 Isolation Centres On Red Alert For Possible Reopening

The federal government has asked COVID-19 treatment centres across the country to prepare for reopening. some of the centres were shut after the country recorded a decline in cases. However, there has been a surge in COVID-19 cases, with a warning that there might be a second wave of the pandemic in the country. Speaking at the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 on Thursday, the honourable Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire informed that he had directed health workers to be on red alert.