ADVERTISEMENT
  • Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Friday, September 19, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
    • Football
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
    • Football
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

SSB Tax: As Stakeholders Make Case For Enactment Of N20/Litre Into Law

by Royal Ibeh
3 years ago
in News
Ssb tax
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Federal government of Nigeria must stand firm on proposed increase of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) Tax, as it is key to tackling Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country, stakeholders have said.

Advertisement

To them, the increase in NCDs has coincided with the increase in consumption of SSB and unhealthy diets and as such, it is important that steps are taken to address these growing public health challenges; while affirming that one of the ways to reduce the burden includes taxation of free sugars, especially those present in SSB products.

Recall that in 2021, the Nigerian government introduced the SSB Tax by imposing N10/litre excise tax on carbonated drinks and sugar sweetened non-alcoholic beverages produced, imported, distributed, and sold in Nigeria.

A public health professional at the Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, University College Hospital, Ibadan Dr Francis Fagbule told me that these drinks are loaded with high calories with no nutritional value.

“Because of the high calories consumed in SSBs, it leads to excessive weight gain. SSBs’ liquid sugar is easily absorbed into the body, those sugars alter the body’s metabolism, affecting insulin, cholesterol, and metabolites that cause high blood pressure and inflammation and is linked to the increasing rate of obesity and diabetes in the country, Fagbule stated.

Related News

Useni’s Fight For London House From The Grave Shames Us

1 hour ago

Niger, Benue Rivers At Peak Levels – Agency

1 hour ago

He disclosed that several studies, have showed a tremendous increase in NCDs. “For example, a national study has showed that less than one million Nigerians was diagnosed of having type 2 diabetes in 1990, but in 2022, we are talking about six million adult Nigerians that are living with the condition.

“We can prevent NCDs like diabetes when we reduce the intake of junk foods and artificial sugar consumption. It is important that steps are taken to address these public health challenges and one of the ways to prevent these burden is through taxation of SSB,” he stated.

He applauded the federal government for enforcing the 30 per cent and valorem plus N84 per pack of tobacco; N40/litre tax on beer; N50/litre on spirits, while advocating an increase of N20/litre on SSB products.

“Though this demonstrates a holistic approach to addressing the common risk factors of NCDs, there is need to increase the tax on SSB from N10/litre to N20/litre, beginning from first quarter of next year, and then subsequently increase it to meet the
recommendations of the WHO, which is 20 per cent tax on SSBs. This will lead to better economic gain for individuals and the country,and the fund should be devoted to strengthening the health system,” he averred.

Meanwhile, the National Sugar Sweetened Beverages Tax Coalition, made up of over 30 NGOs and public health professionals across the country is asking the government not to succumb to cheap blackmail of an industry that places profit above the health of its people.

In a press briefing in Lagos, the executive director, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Akinbode Oluwafemi, while speaking on behalf of the Coalition, urged the government to stand firm, in defending the health of the country by enacting the proposed N20/liter into law with immediate application from January 1, 2023.

“Beyond the yearly Finance Act process, the federal government should institute a sustainable legal framework for SSB tax with clear timelines for attaining the WHO recommended 20 per cent of retail price,”
Oluwafemi added.

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

SendShare10177Tweet6361Share

Other News Updates

Backpage

Useni’s Fight For London House From The Grave Shames Us

2025/09/19
News

Niger, Benue Rivers At Peak Levels – Agency

2025/09/19
News

Governor Alia’s Aide, One Other Missing

2025/09/19
News

Economic Council Endorses NASENI’s Solar Irrigation Pumps

2025/09/19
News

FG Moves To Curtail Tanker, Road Accidents

2025/09/19
News

Enugu To Generate 1,000MW Of Energy From Coal – Governor

2025/09/19
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Nigeria And The Global Teacher Shortage Crisis

Useni’s Fight For London House From The Grave Shames Us

Niger, Benue Rivers At Peak Levels – Agency

Governor Alia’s Aide, One Other Missing

Economic Council Endorses NASENI’s Solar Irrigation Pumps

FG Moves To Curtail Tanker, Road Accidents

Enugu To Generate 1,000MW Of Energy From Coal – Governor

Edo Leaders Want Transparency In Ossiomo Power Deals

Court Stops Edo Electoral Commission, Govt From Conducting By-elections

Rivers: Fubara Not Seen In Public, Assembly Resolves To Probe Ibas

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
    • Football
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Education
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.