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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 that no person can manufacture, import, export, distribute, advertise, display for sale or use any food additives, except food additives set out in the prescribed standards.

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, label declaration of food to which vitamin and/or mineral has been added, a statement relating to the mineral content of food, label declaration of food mandatorily fortified with vitamin A, labelling, packaging, penalty and forfeiture after conviction.

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 provides information on the general requirement for food treatments, radiation sources, absorbed dose, facilities and control of the process, the wholesomeness of irradiated foods, packaging, quality assurance, inspection, re-irradiation, labelling, trade-in irradiated foods, importation, exportation, penalty, and forfeiture after conviction

Nigeria 2019 Health

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 limits of contaminants, permitted additives, penalty, and forfeiture after conviction.

Nigeria 2019 Health

Guidelines for Registration of Herbal Remedies/Dietary Supplements made in Nigeria

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

These guidelines are for the interest of the general public and in particular, manufacturers of herbal remedies/dietary supplements made in Nigeria. The document emphasizes that no herbal remedies/dietary supplements shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria unless it has been registered under the provisions of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Act CAP N1 (LFN) 2004, other related Legislations and the accompanying guidelines.

Nigeria 2018 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 such a manner as to maintain the security and integrity of the product throughout the supply chain. They provide information on prohibition, application of registration, validity, Suspension or cancellation of certificate of registration, permit or authorization, importation of controlled medicines, labelling, storage facility, distribution, procurement, selection and quantification, inspection, dispensing disposal of controlled medicines, penalty, and forfeiture after conviction.

Nigeria 2019 Health

Guidance Document for Submission of Application in the Common Technical Document format - Vaccines for Human Use

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

This guideline is technically and structurally inspired by Health Canada’s guidance document on harmonized requirements for the licensing of vaccines and guidelines for the preparation of an application and the World Health Organization (WHO) working document on vaccine prequalification dossier. This guideline document has been developed in pursuance of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Act Cap. N1, LFN 2014 and made to provide guidance to applicants on the organization of information to be provided to the agency in seeking marketing authorization for Vaccines for human use. The document applies to all vaccines to be authorized for human use, regardless of where they are manufactured.

Nigeria 2019 Health

Biosimilar Guidance Document (NAFDAC)

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

The intention of this document is to provide acceptable principles for the registration of biosimilar products that are claimed to be similar to RBP of assured quality, safety, and efficacy that have been licensed based on a full registration dossier by a stringent regulatory authority. On the basis of proven similarity, the registration of a biosimilar will rely, in part, on non-clinical and clinical data generated with an already licensed RBP.

Nigeria 2012 Health

National Strategy to Scale Up Access to Coronavirus Disease Testing in Nigeria

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This document proposes a strategic approach to increase accessibility to testing as new testing modalities are available and to complement Nigeria Center for Desktop Control’s work with donors, partners and the private sector to rapidly scale testing capacity to every state.

Nigeria 2020 Health

Explanatory Memorandum of the National Health Act

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This memorandum explains the sections and terms in the 2014 National Health Act. The Act stipulates the regulation, development and management of a health system and sets standards for rendering health services in Nigeria.

Nigeria 2017 Health

National Policy on HIV/AIDS 2003

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The overall goal of this HIV/AIDS policy is to control the spread of HIV in Nigeria, to provide equitable care and support for those infected by HIV, and to mitigate its impact to the point where it is no longer of public health, social and economic concern, such that all Nigerians will be able to achieve socially and economically productive lives free of the disease and its effects.

Nigeria 2003 Health

National Policy on HIV/AIDS 2009

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The goal of this revised National Policy on HIV/AIDS is to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria and mitigate its social and economic impact.

Nigeria 2009 Health

Draft National Child Health Policy

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The overall goal of the National Child Health Policy is to ensure the survival and healthy growth and development of the Nigerian child. It covers newborns, under-five, and school-age children while adolescents are covered by other policies.

Nigeria 2006 Health

Nigeria HIV/AIDS National Strategic Framework 2005-2009

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The overall goal of this national strategic framework is to reduce HIV/AIDS incidence and prevalence, provide equitable prevention, care, treatment, and support, and mitigate its impact among women, children, and other vulnerable groups and the general population in Nigeria by 25% by the Year 2009.

Nigeria 2005 Health

National Health Insurance Authority Act 2021

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This Act repeals the National Health Insurance Scheme Act Cap. N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and enacts the National Health Insurance Authority Act to ensure an effective implementation of a national health insurance policy that ensures the attainment of Universal health Coverage in Nigeria.

Nigeria Health

National Health Act 2014

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

This is an Act to provide a framework for the regulation, development, and management of a national health system and set standards for rendering health services in the federation.

Nigeria 2014 Health