The Press And Sensitization Of The Public On Fake Drugs In Nigeria

CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In the last few years, the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been news. There is hardly any day without the mention of NAFDAC by either electronic media or print media. This coverage is more of positive stories on the activities of the agency than negative. The agency is not new in Nigeria. As a matter of fact, the agency was established in 1974 by the Federal Government with the promulgation of the food and drug decree by administration of General Yakubu Gowon at a time the agency was a mere arm of the…