The World Health Organisation, WHO, has adjudged the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, as successfully maintained a regulatory system that operates as a stable, well-functioning and integrated framework for the regulation of medicines and vaccines.
Consequently, the WHO stated that “achieved and maintained Maturity Level 3 for the regulation of medicines and imported vaccines following the successful closure of all critical recommendations.”
A letter dated 30th June 2025, WHO stated that “NAFDAC Nigeria to have achieved and maintained Maturity Level 3 for the regulation of medicines and imported vaccines following the successful closure of all critical recommendations.
“You recall Sir that NAFDAC got the Maturity Level 3 in 2022 and it is WHO policy to ensure the ML3 is maintained, thus the rebenchmarking.”
Indeed, the letter states, “This marks a significant milestone for Nigeria as NAFDAC has successfully maintained a regulatory system that operates as a stable, well-functioning and integrated framework for the regulation of medicines and vaccines.
“NAFDAC is the first NRA in Africa to maintain the ML3 status. This feat marks a significant milestone for Nigeria and NAFDAC.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
