Codeine Seizure: NAFDAC Boss Says FG To Pay Compensation Of Over N1bn - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 30, 2019
The Director General, National Agency For Food And Drug Administration And Control, NAFDAC Moji Adeyeye Said The Federal Government Would Pay More Than One Billion Naira As Compensation To The Companies That Had Their Codeine Impounded More Than A Year Ago.
Adeyeye Stated This In Lagos At A News Conference To Debunk A Newspaper Report That Seventy Percent Of Medicines In Nigeria Are Fake.
She Added That There Were About Two Point Five Million Seizures Of Codeine Made Across The Country, Adding That Government Is Working Out Compensations For The Affected Companies.
The NAFDAC Boss Said That Government Was Already Working On The Reimbursement Plan, Adding That The Agency Is Working Round The Clock To Stem The Manufacturing, Distribution And Use Of Substandard And Fake Drugs In The Country.