NAFDAC Nutrition Information: Nigeria nutrition label
NAFDAC Nutrition Information, the Nigerian nutrition label under NAFDAC Pre-Packaged Food Labelling Regulations 2019, 7 mandatory nutrients, per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, English on pack. Generate a compliant label free.
Reviewed against NAFDAC Pre-Packaged Food Labelling Regulations 2019 · Page updated October 25, 2026
Nutrition labelling requirements in Nigeria
Packaged food sold in Nigeria must carry a nutrition declaration under NAFDAC Pre-Packaged Food Labelling Regulations 2019. This page covers the Nigeria - NAFDAC Nutrition Information format: Per NAFDAC Pre-Packaged Food Labelling Regs 2019. A compliant Nigerian nutrition label declares 7 mandatory nutrients: energy, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugars and sodium. Values are declared per 100 g or 100 ml and per serving, both columns required, with energy in kcal, and sodium rather than salt. The panel is headed "Nutrition Information". English is required on pack. There is no mandatory front-of-pack warning scheme. NutritionFactLabel builds a print-ready Nigerian nutrition label from your recipe, applying the rounding rules and reference intakes for Nigeria automatically, and exports it as PDF, PNG, SVG, JPG or EPS.
Official regulation
Key facts
Nigeria food labelling requirements for pre-packaged foods
Food labelling in Nigeria is regulated by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). NAFDAC's current guidance applies its Pre-packaged Food (Labelling) Regulations to all pre-packaged foods placed on the Nigerian market, which are in force.
These label particulars are mandatory:
- name of the food and list of ingredients, in descending order by weight;
- net content in metric units, with drained weight for foods packed in a liquid that is usually discarded;
- name and address of the manufacturer, and for imports the Nigerian registration holder;
- lot or batch number and date marking;
- storage and directions for use where needed;
- nutrition information; and
- the NAFDAC Registration Number.
Labels must not be false, misleading or deceptive.
Source: NAFDAC, Pre-packaged Food, Water and Ice Labelling Regulations.
Nigeria nutrition label requirements
NAFDAC's inspection guidance treats nutrition information as a mandatory label element for pre-packaged food. For foods that make no nutrition claim, the declaration covers energy, carbohydrate (with sugars specified), protein, fat and sodium.
When a nutrition claim is made, the claimed nutrient must also be declared, which is mandatory, and claims about fatty acids or cholesterol bring extra declarations. Values may be given per 100 g, per 100 ml or per serving under the applicable provision; where per serving is used, the serving size in grams or millilitres must be stated.
This is a Codex-style approach, simpler than the EU or US panels, with sodium rather than salt.
Source: NAFDAC, Pre-packaged Food, Water and Ice Labelling Regulations, and NAFDAC, Guidelines for inspection of pre-packaged food facilities.
English language on Nigerian food labels
English is the mandatory language for food labels in Nigeria. Other languages may be added voluntarily, but the required information must always be available in English.
The NAFDAC Registration Number must appear on the label of registered products, which is mandatory, along with date marking, batch identification, storage conditions and preparation or use instructions where needed.
For imported foods, the label must name both the foreign manufacturer and the holder of the Nigerian certificate of registration.
Source: NAFDAC, Guide to food labelling.
Imported food labelling and NAFDAC registration
NAFDAC registration is mandatory before an imported food can be imported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. NAFDAC's guidelines state that filing an application or paying a fee does not on its own give registered status.
Once registered, the product's market label must carry the NAFDAC Registration Number and meet all Nigerian labelling rules. A label only in a foreign language cannot be used, because English is mandatory.
In practice, exporters need a Nigerian registration holder, an English label with the NAFDAC number, and a nutrition declaration that follows the NAFDAC format.
Source: NAFDAC, Guidelines for registration of imported food products in Nigeria.
Sources
Primary documents this page was written from, checked 2026-10-04.
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