The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated more than ₦170 million worth of harmful cosmetics during raids in Abuja, shutting down multiple outlets selling banned and unregistered products.
An official statement from the agency, says it sealed eight cosmetics shops in Wuse Market and two Chinese supermarkets located in the Jabi District. The stores were accused of distributing expired, unregistered, and harmful cosmetic products, aphrodisiacs, and aesthetic medicines.
In some cases, individuals inside the outlets allegedly posed as dermatologists and pharmacists to push unsafe items.
Among the seized items were Wenicks Capsules, Maxman Capsules, breast enhancement products, weight gain supplements, skin whitening gummies, collagen, royal jelly, glutathione products, White Doll, Dr. Gallery Plus, Maiz Zaki syrup, “original herbal” yellow fever medicine, sickle‑cell treatment, Dr. Nafisa herbal formulations, Dynewell syrup, and White Blinks.
The agency warned these products carry severe health risks including kidney damage, skin cancer, and neurological disorders.