{"id":359806,"date":"2026-07-09T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-sachet-alcohol-everywhere-in-nigeria-despite-a-ban-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:00:56","slug":"why-is-sachet-alcohol-everywhere-in-nigeria-despite-a-ban-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-is-sachet-alcohol-everywhere-in-nigeria-despite-a-ban-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is sachet alcohol everywhere in Nigeria despite a ban? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vVEB3EiVgKk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why is sachet alcohol everywhere in Nigeria despite a ban? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vVEB3EiVgKk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC announced a full ban on alcohol in sachets and small bottles below 200ml since December 2025 for public health reasons. It\u2019s also aimed at preventing children from getting easy access to cheap booze.  But six months down the line, the products are still in circulation, with no sign of enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC announced a full ban on alcohol in sachets and small bottles below 200ml since December 2025 for public health reasons. 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