{
  "id": 20182095,
  "title": "NAFDAC disowns viral flyer warning Nigerians to stop drinking alcohol",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/nafdac-disowns-viral-flyer-warning-nigerians-to-stop-drinking-alcohol-20182095",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T14:10:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nafdac-disowns-viral-flyer-warning-nigerians-to-stop-drinking-alcohol/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted a circulating flyer advising Nigerians to cease drinking alcohol, categorising it as false and unauthorized. The agency clarified the misinformation in a post on its official X account, urging citizens not to believe the flyer's claims. The flyer in question bears NAFDAC's name, logo, and declares that 90% of alcoholic beverages sold in Nigeria are fake, adulterated, and lethal. NAFDAC emphasized that the agency neither created nor authorized the flyer, and urged the public to disregard its contents. The flyer, named \"Urgent Public Health Warning: Stop Drinking Alcohol Now,\" purportedly warns of severe health risks such as rapid kidney and liver failure, severe vomiting, abdominal pain, blindness, and death. However, NAFDAC recommended that Nigerians rely solely on the agency's verified communication channels for authentic public health alerts and official information. The alert comes amidst ongoing worries about counterfeit and adulterated alcoholic drinks in Nigeria. Recently, NAFDAC intensified its efforts to combat illegal production and distribution, including a raid in October 2026 at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, where they seized counterfeit and revalidated alcoholic products worth over ₦2 billion and arrested two suspects. Adulterated alcohol has been associated with grave health risks, including methanol poisoning, which can lead to blindness, organ damage, and death. NAFDAC has consistently warned consumers to purchase alcohol only from reputable sources, to verify registration numbers, check seals and labels carefully, and report suspicious products through official channels.",
  "summary": "NAFDAC has debunked a viral flyer warning Nigerians to stop drinking alcohol, describing the claim that 90% of drinks are fake as unauthorised. Read More: https://punchng.com/nafdac-disowns-viral-flyer-warning-nigerians-to-stop-drinking-alcohol/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}