Nigeria: Ondo bans local alcohol after methanol poisoning kills 29

Ondo State government has banned the production and distribution of local alcoholic drinks after a suspected methanol poisoning outbreak killed 29 people, with 60 suspected cases and three hospitalized. The ban is a public-health response to an acute toxicity event, though the source of contamination remains unconfirmed. This highlights recurring risks from unregulated informal alcohol production in Nigeria.