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Senate Cracks Down on Fake Drugs, Moves to Replace Outdated Food, Medicine Laws

The Senate on Tuesday took a major step towards tightening Nigeria's food and drug regulatory system as it passed for second reading a bill...

Nnenna Nwankwo - July 21, 2026

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Fake Drug Dealers Risk 15-Year Jail, Asset Seizure as Senate Tightens Noose

Manufacturers and distributors of fake drugs may soon face up to 15 years in prison, lose their assets and pay compensation to victims as...

Ola Adebayo - July 8, 2026

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Fake Drugs Surge Past 50% as ACPN Raises Alarm, Demand Action

The National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Pharm. Ezeh Ambrose Igwekamma, has raised a fresh alarm over Nigeria’s deepening...

Toyin Adebayo - July 6, 2025

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Reps Demand Harsher Penalties for Fake Drug Producers, Importers

Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives has called for stricter sanctions, including life imprisonment, for individuals and entities involved in producing and importing fake drugs....

Olajumoke Sanusi - February 6, 2025