
The Director-General of Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has rejected calls for her resignation, saying the agency has undergone significant institutional transformation under her leadership. According to the Leadership newspaper, Adeyeye said NAFDAC had risen from "maturity minus one, level one out of four" when she assumed office to a higher maturity level, defending her record against critics.
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