The leadership of the National Union of Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) has urged the House of Representatives to withhold concurrence on the Customs, Excise Tariffs, Etc. (Consolidation) Amendment Bill, 2025 (CETA Bill) currently before the chamber. In an open letter addressed to Speaker Abbas Tajudeen and co-signed by NUFBTE President Comrade Garba Dankama, the union warned that passing the legislation at this time would place an additional burden on Nigerian workers and the manufacturing sector given the impact of ongoing economic reforms. The 2025 CETA Bill proposes replacing the predictable ₦10-per-litre specific tax on soft drinks with a percentage levy per litre on the retail price of the products. Dankama said Nigerian workers cannot survive an additional, poorly designed tax burden, warning that the proposed legislation could worsen an already difficult operating environment.
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