Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor, Mojisola Adeye said the situation is changing as the Muhammadu Buhari administration steps up investment in the sector.

Professor, Mojisola Adeye who spoke when she appeared on live Television Programme said there are two or three companies now that are going to be making some active pharmaceutical ingredients.

She said there is another talk about making lactose which is one of the non-active ingredients difficult for Nigeria because people think importation is the best thing, insisting that it is the worst thing that could have happened to Nigeria.

Professor Adeyeye said the coronavirus pandemic has transformed into a catalyst for investment into the nation’s health sector, after decades of neglect.