- Fire has broken out at the headquarters of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
- The fire reportedly started at about 6:20 a.m. this morning
- The cause of the fire is not yet known, and a source disclosed that fire service officials arrived at the scene late
The headquarters of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is on fire, Premium Times reports.
The building is located at Olusegun Obasanjo Way, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja, the nation’s capital.
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NAIJ.com gathers that a source disclosed that the fire broke out at about 6:20 a.m. today, Friday, December 22, and that fire service officials did not arrive at the location on time.
The NAFDAC headquarters in Abuja (Photo credit: NAN)
The cause of the fire is not yet known.
More details coming…
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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) called on the Anambra government to suspend production and sale of all unregistered rice labelled 'Anambra Rice’.
Christiana Essenwa, a deputy director of NAFDAC, made the call on Monday, December 18, during a visit to the state Ministry of Agriculture in Awka.
Essenwa said that the call became imperative following a petition forwarded to NAFDAC by Stine Industries, Nnewi, over the alleged counterfeiting and illegal use of the trade mark by the state government.
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