The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) was established by Decree No. 15 of 1993 as amended by Decree No. 19 of 1999 and now the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Act Cap N1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004 to regulate and control the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution, advertisement, sale and use of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Packaged Water, Chemicals and Detergents (collectively known as regulated products). The agency was officially established in October 1992.

The NAFDAC’s organization consists of the Director General’s Office and twenty (20) Directorates executing the functions of the Agency: The Agency also has six (6) Zonal Offices as well as FCT and Lagos State Office, all headed by Directors.

There are ten (10) Units or Programs under the Director General’s Office, namely Public Affairs, NAFDAC Training and Research Institute (NT&RI), Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Procurement, Internal Audit, One Stop Investment Centre (OSIC), Reforms, Quality Management System (QMS), WHO-Global Benchmarking Program and Health Safety and Environment (HSE) Units.