September 23, 2025

NBRDA

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Nigeria to Establish First Insulin Production Plant in Partnership with Chinese Firm 

Abuja, Nigeria – Thursday, September 11, 2025 Nigeria’s National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has partnered with China’s Shanghai Haiqi Industrial Company Ltd. to establish the country’s first insulin production plant. The collaboration was formalized through a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed in Abuja on September 10, 2025. The initiative aims to reduce Nigeria’s

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Health

National Biotechnology Agency Sets Two-Year Target for Local Insulin, HIV Drug Production

August 5, 2025 — The National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) has unveiled an ambitious plan to commence local production of insulin and antiretroviral (ARV) drugs within the next two years, as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare sector and reduce dependence on imported pharmaceuticals. Director-General of the agency, Professor Abdullahi Mustapha, disclosed

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