NUFBTE urges House of Representatives to halt passage of CETA Bill

The National Union of Food, Beverage, and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE) has urged the House of Representatives not to approve the 2025 CETA Bill, which would replace the specific 10-naira-per-litre tax on soft drinks with a levy based on retail price. In an open letter to Speaker Abbas Tajudeen, union president Garba Dankama warned that higher taxes would deepen manufacturers’ difficulties and threaten jobs and livelihoods. He cited rising borrowing, energy and logistics costs, limited access to foreign exchange, and weak consumer purchasing power. Dankama said workers already affected by fuel subsidy removal and foreign exchange reforms could not bear another financial burden.