27 days ago · Nigeria
Methanol-tainted Nigeria drink kills 48, 182 made ill: government
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Nigeria. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 14:24 UTC. The headline in use is “Methanol-tainted Nigeria drink kills 48, 182 made ill: government”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Nigeria’s food and drug regulator on Saturday said alcoholic concoctions tainted with methanol killed 48 people and sickened 182 in recent weeks. The deaths occurred in three districts of Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo state after victims consumed the locally brewed mixture, which local media said is known as “Monkey Tail”.
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Methanol-tainted Nigeria drink kills 48, 182 made ill: government
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- South China Morning PostMethanol-tainted Nigeria drink kills 48, 182 made ill: government