The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said alcohol encourages banditry in Nigeria. According to the Daily Post, NAFDAC Director-General Professor Mojisola Adeyeye made the remark on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television's Sunrise Daily. She reportedly described alcohol as dangerous to human organs, linking its consumption to insecurity in the country.

The Director General of Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has defended the agency's ban on the sale of alcohol in sachets and small PET bottles. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television's Sunrise programme, she said the measure was necessary to protect Nigerian youths, warning that unchecked alcohol consumption is destroying young people and encouraging banditry, according to Tribune Online.

Nigeria’s NAFDAC has defended its ban on alcohol sold in sachets and PET bottles under 200ml, saying alcohol encourages banditry and damages the brain and kidneys, according to Channels TV. The agency acknowledged the restriction is unpopular with some people but said Nigerians are worried about children’s future. The report frames the measure as a public-health and social-protection policy rather than a commercial dispute.

A Punch opinion piece calls on Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to intensify efforts against the growing spread of unwholesome foods, fake drinks, and counterfeit drugs in the country. The author argues that these products pose a grave danger to public health and urges the regulator to do more to protect Nigerians from harmful and substandard consumables.

An industry expert has called on stakeholders to support Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in combating drug counterfeiting, backing life imprisonment for offenders. According to Leadership, the expert blamed Chinese counterfeiters residing in Nigeria for rising production and distribution of fake and substandard drugs and goods in the country, urging stronger collective action against the menace.

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has called for stiffer penalties for the production and sale of counterfeit regulated products in Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Adeyeye advocated punishments including life imprisonment or the death penalty for offenders, according to the Daily Trust report. The call forms part of the agency's efforts to curb the circulation of fake food, drug and other regulated products across the country.