NAFDAC’s DG says 2,000 Staff Not Enough for Regulatory Duties

Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC’s Director-General has admitted that the agency doesn’t have enough staff to effectively carry out its regulatory responsibilities across the country. In a comparison of the agency’s staffing situation with that of Indonesia, she said that with a population of 280 million, Indonesia has 20,000 staff at its regulatory agency, while Nigeria,…

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Nigeria To Amend Sugar Industry Act to Attract Investments

▪︎ NSDC CEO, Kamar Barkin, and Committee Committee Chairman, Hon Dolapo Enitan Badru The House of Representatives Committee on Industry has agreed to amend the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) Act which is hindering investment in the sugar industry. The Executive Secretary/CEO of NSDC Mr Kamar Bakrin, said that the ammendments will accelerated sugar project…

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Made -in Nigeria Leather Products Fit for Global Exporting – SON

Mr Ifeanyi Chukwunonso Okeke, the  Director-General /chief executive officer, SON,said that the agency’s quality assurance interventions have positioned  Nigerian manufacturers to compete favourably in the lucrative global leather and textile market valued at over $1 trillion. “Our capacity buildings have led to a significant improvement in the quality of leather products in Nigeria. Local manufacturers…

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Pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria worse off than before  – PMG-MAN

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) is lamenting that the industry is in a worse position now than before the Federal Government’s executive order on pharmaceutical inputs that temporarily suspends VAT payments for two years. Oluwatosin Jolayemi, the Chairman of the PMG-MAN / Managing Director of Daily Need Group, who…

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