The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) launched a sweeping, nationwide enforcement operation yesterday, July 22, 2026, targeting all alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles under 200 millilitres.
​The coordinated raid, which is taking place simultaneously across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, marks the full implementation of the Federal Government’s ban on high-concentration, small-pack alcohol. ​
Enforcement teams fanned out across key commercial hubs, including Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Onitsha, and Port Harcourt. Agents targeted major distribution channels such as Open-air markets and retail shops, Motor parks and transit hubs and Local bars, joints, and roadside hawkers.
​The operation follows the immediate seal-off and shutdown of several non-compliant manufacturing facilities nationwide. NAFDAC officers confiscated thousands of small plastic bottles and sachet packs, marking them for destruction. ​
Speaking on the enforcement in Abuja, NAFDAC Director-General Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye ordered all commercial entities in the supply chain, including manufacturers, importers, wholesalers, retailers, and transporters to immediately surrender remaining stock.
​”Continued possession, transportation, or sale of these prohibited products constitutes a direct violation of the law and will attract immediate seizure, severe regulatory sanctions, and legal prosecution.”
Says Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC. ​The agency reiterated that the ban does not affect compliant manufacturers operating within approved packaging sizes (200ml and above), but strictly targets small-format packages deemed hazardous to public health.
​The ban targets key public health concerns regarding small-format alcohol. NAFDAC urged members of the public to support the exercise by boycotting the banned products and reporting non-compliant distributors to regional offices.
