The agency’s Director General, Mojisola Adeyeye, announced this during a press briefing in Abuja.

“The proliferation of high-alcohol-content beverages in sachets and small containers has made such products easily accessible, affordable, and concealable, leading to widespread misuse and addiction among minors and commercial drivers. Adeyeye said.

This came after the Senate directed NAFDAC to implement a total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and containers below 200 millilitres by December 2025, insisting that no further extension of the deadline would be allowed.

The resolution followed an extensive debate on a motion sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong (Cross River South), who expressed concern over NAFDAC’s repeated postponements of the ban despite growing public health and social concerns.

Ekpenyong reminded lawmakers that the agency had previously scheduled 2023 as the deadline before extending it to 2024, and later 2025, a pattern he said had emboldened manufacturers to continue lobbying for more time.

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He cautioned that any further delay would constitute a betrayal of public trust and undermine Nigeria’s commitment to international health and safety standards.

However, Adeyeye stressed that the Senate’s latest resolution is final, warning that no further extensions will be granted.

She urged manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to begin full compliance ahead of the enforcement date.

Source: Punch