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NGOs unite against tobacco smoking 

A coalition of Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working on environmental issues last week called for the review of Nigerian laws on the sale of cigarettes to minors with a view to protecting them and the larger Nigerian population from the deadly impact of tobacco smoking.

Also, the groups are campaigning that Nigerian lawmakers must ensure that existing laws on banning tobacco smoking in public places be extended to include restaurants, bars, hospitals, parks and other designated areas where children visit so that both minors and non-smokers are protected from passive smoke (secondhand smoke).

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