Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has banned the sale of alcoholic beverages in the state. This comes as the Governor accused members of the military and other security personnel of contributing to rising criminality and anti-social vices in Maiduguri and its environs. Zulum spoke on Tuesday during the inauguration of a newly reconstituted committee on the ‘revocation of illegal …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned students about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse. The director-general of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, issued the warning on Saturday during a keynote address at a “Catch-Them-Young” sensitisation programme for secondary school students. Ms Adeyeye, represented by Harirah Abdullahi, chief regulatory officer at NAFDAC, emphasised the importance …

The House of Representatives and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control have resolved to lift the ban on the sale and consumption of sachet alcoholic beverages in the country. The deputy spokesman for the House, Philip Agbese, who disclosed this, said the lifting of the ban would end when the economy fully recovers from its current …

The Executive Secretary of the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DBAN), John Ichue, has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to reverse the ban placed on the production of alcohol in sachets and pet bottles below 200 millimetres. On 1st of February, NAFDAC commenced the enforcement of the ban on alcoholic beverages in …

The Niger State Government has debunked the report making the rounds on some blogs claiming that the government has through the state’s Liquor and Licensing Board, prohibited the sale of alcohol in nine Local Government Areas of the state, including Suleja. The State Government emphasised that Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago, who has been busy initiating and overseeing many people-centered projects …

The Kano Road and Traffic Agency said, on Monday, that it arrested a truck conveying more than 4,600 bottles of alcoholic drinks. The agency’s Public Relations Officer, Nabilusi Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement in Kano. Abubakar said, “The truck, with registration number FGG 407 XB, was apprehended along Ibrahim Taiwo Road around 4 am on Sunday by officers of …

Every year, 2.6 million people die from drinking alcohol, while over eight million also lose their lives from an unhealthy diet, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a statement on Tuesday, WHO therefore called for increased taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to reduce deaths from these habits. It said that imposing taxes on alcohol and SSBs …