Eko Hot Blog reports that Members of the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria have said they are storming the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to protest against the ban on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets. In an invite sent to The PUNCH … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has commenced the enforcement of the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated this on Monday at … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is reportedly planning to permit the sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time. Before the latest development, diplomats had to import alcohol into the Islamic country through a diplomatic pouch. Saudi Arabia has had a prohibition on alcohol since 1952, which was … Read more