The National Orientation Agency (NOA), in partnership with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), have formally launched a Joint Nationwide Campaign on enforcement of the Federal Government’s ban on sachet alcoholic drinks and alcohol packaged in bottles below 200 millilitres.
The enforcement flagged off on Tuesday in Abuja, reaffirmed the government’s renewed commitment to safeguarding public health, especially, minors, and the need to uphold responsible consumer practices across the country, in response to recent happenings across the country.
Speaking during the press briefing, the Director General of NOA Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, who said the campaign is a united national intervention aimed at protecting Nigeria’s youth and vulnerable populations, recalled that tbe Federal Government, through NAFDAC, has banned the production and sale of alcohol in sachets and in PET or glass bottles below 200 millilitres, effective from the 1st of January 2026.
“This decision is a deliberate public health intervention aimed at reducing underage access to cheap, high-concentration alcohol and curbing the alarming pattern of harmful consumption across our communities.
He said the collaboration is strategic as each agency brings a distinct mandate to the initiative, assuring that sensitisation efforts will target markets, motor parks, schools, youth groups, transport unions and faith-based institutions.
While NAFDAC regulates and safeguards public health standards, FCCPC ensures consume rights and responsible market practices, NOA, is tasked with mobilising citizens and driving behavioural change.
