Senate Advances Tougher Anti-Fake Drug Bill, Proposes 15-Year Jail Term for Medicine Hawkers
Nigeria’s Senate has passed for second reading a bill seeking to significantly strengthen the country’s legal framework against counterfeit medicines, fake drugs and unsafe processed food products, proposing stiffer penalties that include up to 15 years’ imprisonment for individuals caught hawking medicines. The proposed legislation, titled the Counterfeit Medical Products, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed…