L–R: Genevieve Nwowu, coordinator, Women in Manufacturing Unit of MAN; Ngozi Oyewole, founder & chief executive officer of Noxie Limited; Segun Ajayi-Kadir, director general, MAN; Adebusola Ekiejare, deputy director, drug registration and regulatory affairs, NAFDAC;Theresa Ojomo, director, Lagos region, SON, at the maiden edition of the Women in Manufacturing (WIMAN) conference held recently in Lagos.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) have called on women manufacturers in Nigeria to strengthen compliance with extant regulations to boost global market readiness.
This was the crux of submissions articulated at the maiden knowledge and support series of the Women in Manufacturing (WiMAN) Unit which held in Lagos on Wednesday.
Mojisola Adeyeye, director general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said that inconsistent documentation, inaccurate labels, poor standard operating procedures (SOPs) and unprepared facilities are the most common causes of delays and rejections faced by many women manufacturers.
Adeyeye, who was represented by Ekiejare Adebusola, deputy director of the drug registration and regulatory affairs department of the agency, stated that manufacturers must also look to align their businesses with global best practices in terms of processes, quality control, hygiene and safety amongst others.
