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Jump to full article: Leadership (ng), 2008-06-17
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Intro: Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Dr. Modibbo Umar says Nigerians smoke six million sticks of tobacco daily and 195 million sticks in a month, stressing that his administration’s resolve to ban tobacco smoking in public places was informed by the debilitating effects of smoking on not only the smokers but on non-smokers in general.
"The statistic is disturbing," Umar said at the official declaration of the federal capital territory as smoke-free. . . .
He warned that as from June 1, it would constitute a criminal offence for anyone to smoke tobacco in public places in the territory.
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