Alcohol Sachets Ban: Group Stages Counter Protest in Lagos

Alcohol Sachets ban: Group stages counter protest in Lagos

Protesters against the ban on alcohol in sachets and pet bottles and protesters in support of the ban on Tuesday stormed the Lagos office of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at Isolo. Freedomonline reports that both groups displayed various placards with contrasting messages in support of and against NAFDAC’s decision […] The post Alcohol Sachets ban: Group stages counter protest in Lagos appeared first on Fr…

StatePress NG: Sachet Alcohol Ban: Workers raise alarm over imminent job losses, call for dialogue

Sachet Alcohol Ban Faces Sustained Pushback as Distillers Warn of Economic Fallout - OloriSuperGal

Nigeria’s alcoholic beverage industry is maintaining pressure on regulators over the enforcement of a ban on sachet and small‑sized alcoholic drinks, warning that the policy could trigger wide scale job losses and discourage local investment. Industry groups, led by the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN), say the prohibition on alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml continues to generate strong op…

Workers reject sachet alcohol ban, threaten nationwide protest

Workers in companies that manufacture sachet alcoholic drinks, alongside several civil society groups, have warned that a nationwide protest may be unavoidable if the Federal Government fails to reverse the ban on sachet alcohol and PET bottles below 200ml. The warning was issued on Monday when aggrieved workers gathered at the Lagos office of the […] The post Workers reject sachet alcohol ban, threaten nationwide protest appeared first on Idoma…