Professor Moji Christianah Adeyeye is the new Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC.
She takes over from Mr. Ademola Andrew Magbojuri who was appointed as the Acting Director-General of NAFDAC in September.
Prof. Adeyeye who is the wife of Senator Olusola Adeyeye (Osun Central) was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The new NAFDAC Director-General is the founder of Drugs for AIDS and HIV Patients, a nonprofit organization committed to prevention, education, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS children in Nigeria.
Adeyeye is a Professor of Pharmaceutics, Manufacturing Science and Drug Product Evaluation, College of Pharmacy, Roosevelt University, Schaumburg, IL and Chair, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Roosevelt University, Schaumburg, IL.
The new NAFDAC boss attended the University of Nigeria, obtaining a BSc in pharmaceutics in 1976, and went on to the University of Georgia where she obtained an M.S and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutics in 1985 and 1988.
She is the Chief Executive Officer of Elim Pediatric Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Adeyeye succeeds Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who attained the retirement age of 60 years in September and also served in the acting capacity for 18 months following the sack of Dr. Paul Orhii.
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