NAFDAC Slashes Registration Fees By 50 Percent

As part of measures to ease production of foods and drugs in the country, the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, says it has reduced registration fees by 50 percent.

The acting Director General of NAFDAC, Mr. Ademola Mogbojuru, said this on Monday in Minna, Niger State, at a Stakeholders Consultative Forum for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises.

The acting DG, who was represented by the agency’s Director of Special Duties, Abubakar Jimoh, said the measures were aimed at promoting small and medium enterprises as part of the Federal Government’s initiative on the ease of drug business.

“We have arrived at some measures. Now, discount will be applied to companies with staff strength of five and below. The discount is 50 per cent of the original tariff on product registration and this takes effect from the date of approval,” Mogbojuru said.

“The registration fee for sachet water which was N31,750 is now slashed by 50 per cent, making it N15,875, while that of food which was N52,750 is now N26,375 after 50 per cent slash.

“The entire process of attaining NAFDAC registration licence should not exceed 90 days; the registration process of bakery should not exceed 30 days and products registered under this scheme will be granted registration listing licence for operation.”

While warning staff of the agency against frustrating registration processes, Mogbojuru stated that the NAFDAC had begun the listing of products for a period of two years renewable afterwards.

In his remarks, the Niger State Coordinator of the agency, Mr. Anikoh Ibrahim, stressed the need for all hands to be on deck to enable the issue of health safety to succeed.