Fresh NAFDAC Discovery At Trade Fair Complex Raises Concerns Over Counterfeit Medicines

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a warehouse containing packaging materials suspected to be intended for the production and packaging of falsified medicines at the Tools and Hardware Complex of the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State.

The agency disclosed the discovery in a statement shared on its official platform on Saturday, November 14, 2026, explaining that the warehouse was located on the top floor of a building within the complex.

Items recovered during the operation reportedly included packaging materials bearing the names of pharmaceutical products suspected to be falsified, including Augmentin 625mg and Ampiclox.

According to information made available to Bush Radio Academy, officials also discovered bottle caps bearing the Gordon’s Gin brand among the materials found inside the warehouse.

The discovery has raised concerns about the possible production and circulation of falsified medicines, as well as the unauthorised use of established product brands in packaging materials.

NAFDAC has continued its nationwide enforcement efforts to combat the manufacture, distribution and sale of fake and substandard medicines and other regulated products.

The latest operation forms part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to identify suspected illegal manufacturing and packaging activities and protect consumers from potentially harmful products.