Nigeria

Currency: Naira (NGN)

Timezone: West Africa Time (UTC+1)

Nigeria is situated in West Africa where it shares its land border in the west with the Republic of Benin, in the east with Chad and Cameroon, and in the north with Niger—popularly referred to as the “Giant of Africa” due to its resources and population. The country is the most populous in Africa, with a population estimated to be over 207 million. The country has a very diverse ethnic group with over 100 languages. However, the major languages spoken in the country are Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo, with English regarded as the official language in the country. The climate of the country varies widely with equatorial south, tropical in the middle, and arid in the north, while the landscape consists of southern lowlands, plateaus, and hills in the north and mountains in the southeast.

The country adopts a federal presidential republic system of government comprising 36 states and Abuja the Federal Capital. The economy is heavily reliant on Petroleum and Petroleum Products as its main source of foreign exchange earnings and accounts for over 70 percent of government revenue. The challenges facing the country include erratic power supply, lack of infrastructure, terrorist insurgence, kidnapping, banditry, clashes between farmers and herders, pervasive corruption, internet fraud, and police brutality.

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Standards Organisation of Nigeria Procedure for Handling Complaints and Appeals

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria

This procedure applies to all complaints and appeals received by the Standards Organization of Nigeria, Management Systems Certification Unit (SON-MSC). Its purpose is to ensure that complaints and appeals received by SON-MSC are appropriately addressed...

Nigeria • 2019 • Trade, Industry and Investment

National Agency for Food and Drug Product Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Cocoa and Cocoa Products Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations apply to cocoa and cocoa products that are manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. The document provides information on labels, conditions for claims that food is cocoa-based, prohibitions, maximum...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

National Agency for Food and Drug Product Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Controlled Medicines Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations apply to procedures and processes that will ensure appropriate importation, exportation, manufacturing, storage, warehousing, distribution, inspection, use for medical and scientific purposes, disposal as well as documentation of controlled medicines in Nigeria, in...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

Cosmetics Products Labelling Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations provide for the registration of all cosmetics manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. It provides information on labelling information and the net content of cosmetic products.

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

Drug and Related Product Labelling Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations apply to all labelling of drugs and related products manufactured, imported, exported, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. No person can manufacture, import, export, distribute, advertise, display for sale or use any drug...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

Drug and Related Products Registration Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations apply to the registration of drugs and related products manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no drug product shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold,...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

Food Additives Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations apply to the labelling of food additives sold either by retail or others, including sales to caterers and food manufacturers. They also apply to food processing aids and also provide the prohibition regulation...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

Food fortification Regulation 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations apply to all fortified foods manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in Nigeria. The regulatory document provides for the advertisement of foods to which no vitamin and/or mineral has been added,...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

Food Irradiation Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These regulations apply to foods processed by ionizing radiation that is used in conjunction with applicable hygienic codes, food standards and transportation codes, manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in Nigeria. The document...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

NAFDAC Registration & Regulatory Affairs (R & R) Directorate Guidelines for Renewal of certificate of registration for Imported Medical Devices in Nigeria

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

These guidelines are intended to guide the technical and other general data requirements when applying for renewal of product licenses for imported medical devices. It outlines the process to be followed and the technical requirements...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

NAFDAC Drug Evaluation & Research (DER) Directorate Guidelines for Clinical Investigation of Medicinal Products in Paediatric Population

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria

The guideline has an overall objective to encourage and facilitate timely paediatric medicinal product development in Nigeria. It provides an outline of critical issues in paediatric drug development and the approaches to the safe, efficient...

Nigeria • 2019 • Health

June 9, 2022

Political Parties, Presidential Candidates and the Electoral Act 2022 

The Electoral Act 2022 seeks to update and standardize Nigeria’s elections. The introduction of technological changes such as an electronic database of registered voters and an electronic transmission system of votes is a welcome improvement. Restricting political appointees' involvement in the election process is also a step in the right direction. However, there is a fundamental issue with the new act — its endorsement of the indirect primary process.

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