Posted by Samuel on Fri 12th Sep, 2025 - tori.ng
According to the agency, the fake drugs, which were concealed in cartons labelled as Diclofenac Potassium 50mg, were illegally imported from Shanxi Tianyuan Pharmaceuticals Group in China.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized 277 cartons of counterfeit and unregistered Malamal Forte malaria drugs worth over N1.2 billion from a warehouse in the Ilasa-Oshodi area of Lagos State.
According to the agency, the fake drugs, which were concealed in cartons labelled as Diclofenac Potassium 50mg, were illegally imported from Shanxi Tianyuan Pharmaceuticals Group in China.
The agency said the drugs were falsely declared as spare parts in the shipping container.
NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment, with the full support of the Presidency and Federal Ministry of Health, to eliminating counterfeit and substandard medicines from Nigeria.
This seizure is part of NAFDAC’s sustained nationwide operation to protect public health and ensure only safe, quality medicines are available to Nigerians.