President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for retaining its World Health Organisation (WHO) Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status for the regulation of medicines and vaccines.
In a statement by Presidential Spokesperson Bayo Onanuga on Monday, Tinubu said the recognition reflected the government’s sustained investment in strengthening NAFDAC’s regulatory capacity.
The WHO re-benchmarking exercise, conducted from May 28 to 30, assessed the agency’s performance against global standards. NAFDAC first achieved ML3 status in 2022, becoming the first African National Regulatory Authority for medicines and vaccines (non-producing) to do so.
Tinubu praised the agency’s leadership and staff for their professionalism and commitment to public health, noting that the achievement reinforced Nigeria’s credibility in global health security and pandemic preparedness.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to achieving WHO Maturity Level 4, expanding national health insurance coverage, boosting local medicine production, and upgrading healthcare facilities nationwide.
