Mojisola Adeyeye

"If you cannot manage your finances, there’s no way you can equip the lab, there’s no way you can equip ICT, and there is no way you can equip vehicular transportation."

"We need staff, we also need vehicles, and not too long ago, we got approval for 15 vehicles; but that is a drop in the bucket because we have 36 states."

"There is drug insecurity, medical devices insecurity, test kits insecurity; we have always depended on other nations for everything."

"Lagos State will be starting a clinical trial on chloroquine to evaluate the effectiveness."

"Global problem of substandard or falsified medicines is a multifaceted issue, with Africa having a 25-30 percent prevalence."

"People should stop bleaching their skin; we should be black and proud. NAFDAC is on the spot to ensure that these dangerous products, which come in illegally are seized and destroyed."

"When I resumed office as the DG, about 80 per cent of the equipment in the agency’s laboratories were not functioning; directors have no laptops to work with, incessant industrial actions and lack of utility vehicles were the many problems facing the agency."

"All codeine products are to be recalled and the process verified through audit trail verified by NAFDAC."

"When I came to NAFDAC, there were a lot of things that were wrong. Take oversight function or whatever that is done."

"One of the drives of my administration is to encourage local manufacturing for products that can be manufactured in Nigeria."

"The challenges are many and you have to be on your toes every time."