Extend advert ban on tobacco to new media, CISLAC tells FG
By Bashir Bello, Kano The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called on the Federal Government to extend its ban on tobacco advertisement, sponsorship and promotions to new media, an avenue through which the tobacco industry now advertises and target the young people to become addictive to the product. The Executive Director of CISLAC, […]
WHO launches campaign to help 100m people quit tobacco
Calls on govts to provide enabling environment By Chioma Obinna The World Health Organisation, WHO, on Tuesday launched a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 tagged: “Commit to Quit” even as it called on all governments to ensure their citizens have access to brief advice, toll-free quitlines, mobile and digital cessation services, […]
246 men die weekly from tobacco related diseases—NTCA
…Calls for 70% tax increase on tobacco By Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang THE Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, disclosed that 246 men die weekly from tobacco related diseases in Nigeria. This was made known by the Board Chairman, NTCA, Akinbode Olufemi, during a media briefing in Abuja while presenting report titled: ‘Survey To Assess […]
246 men die weekly from tobacco-related diseases — NTCA
Calls for 70% tax increase on tobacco By Gabriel Ewepu and Alice Ekpang – Abuja The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, disclosed that 246 men die weekly from tobacco-related diseases in Nigeria. This was made known by the Board Chairman, NTCA, Akinbode Olufemi, during a media briefing in Abuja while presenting report titled, ‘Survey To […]
Tobacco Control, NCDs and SDGs in Nigeria: Still a far cry
Evidence abounds that the tobacco industry targets low and middle-income countries and continues to invest heavily in the promotion of its harmful products in these countries. Nigeria is particularly a target of the industry owing to many reasons.
Tobacco industry interfering in FG policies— Report
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, have launched the 2020 tobacco industry interference index report for Nigeria.
