The House of Representatives has called on the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, to liaise with social media giants

The House of Representatives has called on the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, to liaise with social media giants and online advertising companies to monitor, control and enforce advertising standards against online drug advertisers and vendors.

The House also called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to arrest and prosecute unlawful online advertisers of drugs, while enlightening the public against the dangers of purchasing unregistered and non-prescribed drugs online.

The lawmakers urged the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria to sanction and prosecute individuals engaging in the sales and promotion of medicines online without the requisite authorisation in line with the law establishing the council.

They further asked the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to take necessary action towards protecting consumers of online drugs.

These resolutions were based in the unanimous adoption of a motion moved by a member, Onofiok Luke at the plenary on Tuesday.