NAFDAC Disallows Small-Bottle and Sachet Alcohol in Nigeria
Alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small bottles less than 200 milliliters are prohibited from being produced and sold, according to the National Agency of Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
According to the agency, the prohibition will take effect in December 2025.
Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of NAFDAC, issued the directive today, November 11, at a news conference in Abuja.
Speaking at the press conference,
Adeyeye stated;
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.
This public health menace has been linked to increased incidences of domestic violence, road accidents, school dropouts, and social vices across communities.”
She urged producers and shops to follow the regulation, pointing out that the Senate’s resolution is final and that no more extensions will be given.
Adeyeye reaffirmed that the prohibition is protective rather than punitive in order to protect Nigerians’ health and welfare.
She added that in order to guarantee the complete implementation of the prohibition, which is set to start in January 2026, the agency will be working with security agencies.
See the press statement by NAFDAC’s boss below:
PRESS RELEASE BY DIRECTOR GENERAL, NATIONAL AGENCY FOR FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL, PROF MOJISOLA CHRISTIANAH ADEYEYE
NAFDAC REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO ENFORCE THE BAN ON ALCOHOL IN SACHETS AND SMALL PLASTIC BOTTLES BY DECEMBER 2025
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to enforce the total ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume PET/glass bottles (below 200ml) by December 2025, in line with the recent directive of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
This decisive action, ordered by the Nigerian Senate and backed by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, underscores the Agency’s statutory mandate to safeguard public health and protect vulnerable populations—particularly children, adolescents, and young adults—from the harmful use of alcohol.
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. His public health menace has been linked to increased incidences of domestic violence, road accidents, school dropouts, and social vices across communities.
In December 2018, NAFDAC, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employers (AFBTE) and the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN) to phase out sachet and small-volume alcohol packaging by January 31, 2024. The moratorium was later extended to December 2025 to allow industry operators to exhaust old stock and reconfigure production lines.
NAFDAC emphasizes that the current Senate resolution aligns with the spirit and letter of that agreement and with Nigeria’s commitment to the World Health Organization’s Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol (WHA63.13, 2010), to which Nigeria is a signatory.
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