Monday, 22 May 2023 04:40

Only 30 percent of food exported from Nigeria gets accepted abroad - NAFDAC

Rate this item
(0 votes)

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says more than 70 percent of food exported from Nigeria are rejected abroad.

Speaking at the official commissioning of the new NAFDAC office complex at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Mojisola Adeyeye, the agency’s director-general, said the issue was causing huge financial losses to the exporters and the country at large.

However, she said the incidence of rejection of food exports by other countries may soon become a thing of the past if collaboration between NAFDAC and other government agencies at the ports is strengthened.

Adeyeye said along with the port agencies, NAFDAC would ensure goods being exported are of requisite quality and meet the regulatory requirements of the importing countries before they are even packaged.

“Over 70 per cent of the products that leave our ports get rejected. Considering the money spent on getting those products out of the country, it is a double loss for both the exporter and the country,” she said.

Adeyeye added the mandate to safeguard the health of the populace and the quality of imports into a nation like Nigeria – which is “overwhelmingly dependent” on importation – can not be actualised “without the effective presence of NAFDAC at the ports and land borders.”

The director-general commended the police and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the symbiotic relationship that exists between its management and the agency.

“Without customs, we will not be able to do a lot of what we have been able to do,” Adeyeye said.

She also said that without the police, NAFDAC cannot do much in terms of investigation and enforcement.

“We have over 80 policemen with us in NAFDAC. They help us a lot when we are doing raids or investigations as the case may be.”

 

The Cable

June 06, 2025

Nigeria now Africa’s top cement exporter, says Aliko Dangote

Nigeria has transformed from being the world’s second-largest cement importer to becoming Africa’s leading cement…
June 02, 2025

Afenifere blasts Tinubu: ‘Midterm report shows woeful failure, economic deforms, and rising despair’

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has issued a scathing midterm assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s…
June 07, 2025

Are boiled eggs good for you? Here's what experts say

Caroline C. Boyle If you’re after a nutrient-dense breakfast, boiled eggs are a quick and…
June 07, 2025

‘Nigerians are marrying all our daughters’, Kenya’s President Ruto, cries out

Kenyan President William Ruto has stirred up a storm on social media with his provocative…
June 06, 2025

Gunmen kill two policemen, abduct Chinese in Kwara

The Kwara State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the killing of two policemen and the…
June 07, 2025

What to know after Day 1199 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE Six killed, 80 wounded in intense Russian air attacks on Ukraine Russia launched…
June 06, 2025

Common supplements and medications could cause liver damage, studies show

Melissa Rudy Arun Sanyal, M.D., director of the VCU Stravitz-Sanyal Institute for Liver Disease and…
May 13, 2025

Nigeria's Flying Eagles qualify for World Cup after dramatic win over Senegal

Nigeria's U-20 national football team, the Flying Eagles, have secured their place at the 2025…

NEWSSCROLL TEAM: 'Sina Kawonise: Publisher/Editor-in-Chief; Afolabi Ajibola: IT Manager;
Contact Us: [email protected] Tel/WhatsApp: +234 811 395 4049

Copyright © 2015 - 2025 NewsScroll. All rights reserved.