Recently, the Lagos State government announced intentions to ban sachet water, commonly known as pure water and other single-use plastics beginning January 2025. This decision is part of a broader ...

The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission had in July announced the closure of 30 water packaging factories over their failure to meet standard operational requirements. Investigations, however, ...

Sachet water price is expected to increase from today, April 1. According to the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP), the new price of packaged water is informed by ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has shut down six sachet water factories in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State for allegedly operating in ...

Sachet water vendors and consumers are complaining about the ¢0.10 to ¢0.20 increase in the product's price in the Ashanti region. According to them, the new price affects the sale of sachet water in ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday cracked down on illegal sachet water production in Dutse Alhaji and Dawaki, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The ...

The Food and Drugs Board has instituted a training programme for water sachet companies to help them improve upon the production procedures and quality of their products. As at June this year, 623 ...

Moussa Ndoye, a 28-year-old beachgoer in Senegal’s capital Dakar, gulps down the water from two plastic sachets in quick succession and throws them in the sand. “This is our rubbish bin,” he says with ...

The National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPAWAP) has called on the Ministry of Finance to suspend the newly introduced 5% excise tax on plastic packaging, describing it as a ...