NAFDAC Announces End of Mojisola Adeyeye’s Tenure As DG

The tenure of Mojisola Adeyeye as director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has come to an end.

The agency made the announcement in a public notice on Friday. NAFDAC said it has appointed Monica Eimunjeze as the acting director general of the agency.

“The Management of NAFDAC wishes to inform all stakeholders and the general public about the expiration of the tenure of office of her Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye.”

“Consequently, the Federal Government has appointed the Agency’s Director of Drug Registration and Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Monica Hemben Eimunjeze as Acting Director-General with effect from 12th November, 2022.”Adeyeye was appointed the Director General of NAFDAC on November 3, 2017 for a five-year term.

Before her appointment as Director General, she was a Professor of Pharmaceutics and Manufacturing for 21 years at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. She is the founding Chair of Biopharmaceutical Sciences.