-Says 500,000 direct jobs at risk
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria MAN has warned that the decision to ban the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small PET bottles by 31st December, 2025 could lead to the loss of over N1.9 trillion investments by indigenous companies and 500,000 direct, and 5 million indirect jobs.
The outcry follows the recent directive by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC to effect a ban on sachet alcoholic beverages by the end of the year, based on a resolution passed by the Senate at its sitting on Thursday, 6th November, 2025.