Edino Chubiyo Cornelius 
Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) say it has not been served with any court injunction halting enforcement of the ban on sachet alcohol, dismissing claims that regulatory action has been suspended.
NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, states this on Friday during an interview on ARISE News, insisting the agency’s enforcement drive is backed by legislative authority.
“NAFDAC has not been served. If we had been served, I would have been informed,” Adeyeye says.
She explains that enforcement resumes following Senate backing and years of stakeholder engagement, stressing that public health — particularly child safety — outweighs commercial considerations.
“We are not against business. But we cannot sacrifice our children on the altar of trade,” she says.
Adeyeye traces the policy to 2018, when NAFDAC raises concerns over sachet alcohol with concentrations as high as 45 per cent, which she says are easily concealed by school-age children.
Manufacturers are initially granted a five-year moratorium, later extended to December 2025, before enforcement resumes. NAFDAC Says No Court Order Stops Sachet Alcohol Ban
Rejecting claims that warning labels are sufficient, Adeyeye questions their effectiveness.
“Who will enforce ‘not for under-18s’ in Nigeria? Are we kidding ourselves?” she asks.
She clarifies that NAFDAC is not banning alcohol entirely but restricting small, concealable packaging.
“We are shutting down production lines, not companies,” she adds.
Adeyeye accuses industry groups of prioritising profit over health and warns that easy access risks long-term addiction among children.
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