NAFDAC destroys N1.8 billion worth of counterfeit drugs and

In February 2024, Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) announced that it had seized and destroyed counterfeit medicines valued at about N1.8 billion (roughly US$4 million). The operation targeted fake antimalarials, antibiotics, and other substandard products that posed serious health risks, and the destroyed stock was incinerated in compliance with safety regulations. Views Nigeria