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NAFDAC seizes cartons of Tramadol, Diazepam from Lagos warehouse

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) operatives raided a Lagos warehouse and seized controlled drugs, such as Tramadol, valued at N105.6 million. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. She explained that NAFDAC carried out substantive surveillance on nefarious activities […]

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Ban on codeine, tramadol: Over 25,000 workers may lose job, says Labour

National Union of Chemical, Footwear, Rubber, Leather and Non-Metallic Products Employees, NUCFRLANMPE, has warned that no fewer than 25,000 workers could lose their jobs in the chemical and non-metallic sector of the nation’s economy, following the recent ban on importation and production of codeine and tramadol by the Federal Government. President of NUCFRLANMPE, Mr. Babatunde […]

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NDLEA seizes 4,423kg of tramadol at Lagos airport

The National Dug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday, said it had seized five consignments of the deadly psychotropic substance, Tramadol, illegally imported into the country through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Commander of the NDLEA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, Mr. Garba Ahmadu, who briefed journalists in Lagos on Wednesday […]

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