Section 1: Prohibition of the manufacture, etc., of unregistered processed foods drugs, etc.

(1)
No processed food, drug, drug product, cosmetic, medical device or water shall be manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold or distributed in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act or regulations made under it.
[1999 No. 20.]
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (in this Act referred to as "the Agency") may grant a permit for the importation or manufacture of a sample of drug, drug product, cosmetic or medical device for the purpose of registration or clinical trial, and the importation or manufacture shall be in accordance with the conditions specified in the permit.