Prof. Moji Adeyeye's silent impact

• Published date: 13 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Professor Mojisola Christiana Adeyeye is one woman who is true to herself and diligent in her dealings, hence, her massive success since her appointment as the Director General (DG) of Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), a leading regulatory and administrative arm for drugs and foods in the country. She is firm yet very affable and interesting as those who have worked with her have often said she is one woman who will never compromise on quality regardless of who and what is involved. She has sustained the agency to be one of the best in the country recording massive accolades in carrying out its primary obligation in regulating drugs by creating a synergy with other revenant government agencies to bring about sanity and also put the welfare of Nigerians as a top priority. Apart from her success in the office she occupies, her brilliance is top-notch as she rose through the ranks to become a professor of Pharmaceutics and Manufacturing at Roosevelt University in Schaumburg, Illinois, USA. She bagged her first degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, and Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include quality-by-design (QbD) early-phase development and manufacturing of solid, semisolid, and liquid dosage forms, including Investigation of New Drug Application (IND)-based late phase manufacturing. She is also a certified expert in research and drug development (R and D), bench-to-bedside translational research, and regulatory science. As a scholar, she has mentored over 15 Ph.D. and MSc candidates.

With these numerous qualifications, it didn't take long for President Buhari to spot and appoint her to bear her vast experience to reshape the agency to reclaim its long glory during the days of the Late Prof. Dora Akunyili. Under her watch, she reformed the agency by infusing best global practices and also encouraging the...