National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
AbbreviationNAFDAC
Formation1993 (1993)
HeadquartersAbuja, FCT, Nigeria
Coordinates9°03′19″N 7°27′23″E / 9.055206°N 7.456496°E / 9.055206; 7.456496
Official language
English
Director General
Mojisola Adeyeye
Websitehttp://www.nafdac.gov.ng/

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian federal agency under the Federal Ministry of Health that is responsible for regulating and controlling the manufacture, importation, exportation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals, and packaged water.

The agency is headed by Mojisola Adeyeye, who was appointed in 2017 by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the director-general. She completed her five-year term on 2 November 2022 and was reappointed for a second term on 1 December 2022.

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