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.
Taking the tobacco war to films and music
By Oluwarotimi Adebayo The war on tobacco must be total. It must be waged on all fronts and with the same precision that the tobacco industry deploys to addict our youths to tobacco and circumvent tobacco control policies. All true stakeholders must be involved in blocking loopholes that the industry exploits to carry on business […]
Tobacco control campaign during a pandemic—lessons and opportunities
By Hilda Ochefu The current pandemic (COVID-19) slowly sneaked into the world through Wuhan, China, late 2019 and then took us all by surprise. In January 2020, governments, corporations and organisations were very busy developing their strategies and fine-tuning what the year was going to look like and in their optimist predictions, never imagined that […]
COVID-19: For the tobacco industry, it’s all about profit
By Bernadette Chime In times of crisis, some corporations profit while others break. For the tobacco industry, the COVID-19 pandemic which has shut down many nations and crippled the global economy seems “a make or break opportunity”. In the last four months the industry has tried hard to brush aside the blame for the deaths […]
FG begins implementation of tax increment on tobacco products
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru The Federal Government has commenced the implementation of increment on tobacco products. The Research Associate of Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa, Mma Amara Ekeruche disclosed at a media briefing organized by the Environmental Rights Action /Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN in Abuja. Ekeruche said that the increment of […]
Winners emerge in ERA/FoEN tobacco control rap challenge
Winners have emerged in the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, Tobacco Control Rap Challenge.
Youth and thread line of Tobacco smoking
Owhor Greatman Adiela and Eluozo William Tobacco is obtained from one of the species of the cured leaves of a tobacco plant. Tobacco use can include the smoking of tobacco; inhaling the tobacco smoke consisting of particles and gaseous phases. It can be simplified as” taking tobacco smoke into the mouth and then releasing it […]
Why we advocate tax increase in tobacco products – -NTCA
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, has said that its renewed campaign for the increase in tobacco price was to ensure that the country is at par with the World Health Organization, Who recommended level of 70 percent of retail price.
Probe financial activities of Ilorin based Tobacco firm- Group tells EFCC
The Nigeria Anti-Corruption Vanguard has called on the Board of Customs and Legal Department to halt the process of renewing import license for Orion Agro Industries Nigeria Limited, manufacturing cigarettes in Ilorin Kwara state, saying the firm is only looking for tax waiver.
8th NASS urged to make tobacco regulations a legacy
As the 8th National Assembly, NASS, winds down, the lawmakers have been urged to be on the side of the people by approving and ensuring full implementation of the National Tobacco Control, NTC, Act, 2015, a legacy they are leaving behind, which will be a benchmark for the quality of their interventions and their stand on matters of national importance in the last four years.
ERA to Saraki, Dogara: Pass Tobacco Control Bill now
AS tenure of the Eight session of the National Assembly is gradually coming to an end, the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, Nigeria, ERA/FoEN has told the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara to pass the draft National Tobacco Control Regulations Bill before leaving office.
