The clerics spoke in reaction to the recent discovery of an illegal Goya oil production facility in Lagos by NAFDAC officials. Goya oil is widely used in churches as anointing oil for prayers, healing and spiritual protection. He disclosed that the agency uncovered a large-scale illegal factory producing fake Goya oil at Oke-Arin market in Idumota, Lagos. According to him, burnt palm oil was mixed with colouring agents and repackaged as Goya oil for unsuspecting consumers. “We discovered a factory producing fake Goya oil.

Source: Punch January 25, 2026 10:38 UTC