Amid growing confusion fueled by viral social media posts and reports, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has clarified that it has not banned airtime borrowing or data advance services in Nigeria. It described the reports as false and misleading, reports Channels TV. In a statement issued yesterday on its offic...
•Sachet alcoholic drinks The federal government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to suspend all enforcement actions relating to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products. The government also warned the agency to immediately stop sealing factories and warehouses over ...
•Sachet alcohol drinks The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has declared that the agency has resumed enforcement of the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume PET or glass bottles (below 200ml). The new move followed...
•Sachet alcohol Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Professor Christianah Adeyeye, today reaffirmed the agency’s firm stance on the ban of alcohol in sachets and small bottles, stressing that there will be “no going back unless a legislative or legal directive allows otherwise.” Adeyeye...
•Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel said today that 37 international NGOs operating in Gaza had not complied with a deadline to meet “security and transparency standards,” in particular disclosing information on their Palestinian staff, and that it “will enforce” a ban on their activities. The groups will now be required to cease...
•Sachet alcohol The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has directed the suspension of all actions and enforcement measures relating to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol products by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a statement issued on the matter, the OSGF disclosed ...
•Single-use plastics The federal government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to drive the implementation of the nationwide ban on single-use plastics (SUPs), signalling a major shift in Nigeria’s environmental management policy and its commitment to global sustainability standards. The Secretary to the Government of the Federatio...
•Sachet alcohol and Nigerian Senate The Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other relevant regulatory bodies to strictly enforce the ban on the packaging of high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet formats beginning next month, December 2025. The lawmakers further resolved that n...
•DSS and Omoyele Sowore The Department of State Services (DSS) has written X to suspend and deactivate the account belonging to controversial activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore. It accused him of spreading false information capable of inciting violence and threatening national security, reports The Nation. The DSS gave X Corp. 24 hours to ...
•Some textbooks used by secondary school students in Nigeria Being The Punch Editorial As schools resume this September from the long vacation, parents in Imo, Benue, Anambra, and Ondo states have reason to feel relieved. This benefit comes with the new ban on the use of non-transferable textbooks. This policy allows used schoolbooks to be [&h...
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