The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has said it aims to attain the World Health Organisation Maturity Level Four certification.
It stated that the certification will help Nigerian pharmaceutical products compete more effectively in the global market.
This was according to the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, while speaking at the inauguration of the NAFDAC state office in Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday.
According to her, the agency will not rest on its laurels in its development efforts.
NAFDAC in March 2022 had attained its Maturity Level 3 in the WHO Global Benchmarking Tools, The Punch reports.
“It is pertinent to state that these huge achievements would not have been possible without a committed and dedicated workforce and a very supportive governing council,” Adeyeye said.
A statement by the Resident Media Consultant to NAFDAC, Sayo Akintola, on Sunday, disclosed that the Osun State office was also inaugurated on Saturday in Osogbo, while the agency’s state offices in Ogun, Ebonyi, Sokoto, Yobe and Kebbi have been completed and will soon be inaugurated.
According to the statement, construction works have also started in Kano, Edo, and Delta states, and are now in various stages of completion.
“There is no doubt that this well-equipped office will enhance the activities and operations of the agency within the state, thereby contributing to the economic growth and well-being of our people,” Adeyeye said.