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[Nigeria] Ekiti House Of Assembly Passes Bill On Ban Of Smoking In Public Places

The Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the "State Prohibition of Smoking in Public Place Bill, 2012."
Leadership (ng)
added Oct 4, 2012 08:49
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[Nigeria] NGO urges National Assembly to pass tobacco control bill into law

The Youth Action on Tobacco Control and Health (YATCH), an NGO, on Saturday urged the National Assembly to pass the National Tobacco Control Bill. The NGO also appealed to the law makers to ensure that President Goodluck Jonathan signed it into law.
Daily Times of Nigeria (ng)
added Jun 4, 2013 09:44
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[Africa] Nigeria Needs A Robust Tobacco Bill - Pate

The Minister of state for Health, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, has lamented the absence of a robust Tobacco Bill for the country, which he said, could have regulated the use of tobacco and thus help in the prevention of non communicable diseases. He disclosed
Leadership (ng)
added Apr 10, 2013 12:10
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[Nigeria] Shame to breast cancer

Breast cancer maintained the lead in all cancer cases amongst Nigerian women, rising from 11.2 per cent to 25.7 per cent during 1960-1980 and 1980-1985. The pink ribbon is the most prominent symbol of breast cancer awareness and, in most countries, the mo
Daily Sun (ng)
added Feb 13, 2013 16:51
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[Nigeria] Shisha: A New Sweet - Smelling ‘High’

A Shisha smoker, Mallam Abubakar Inuwa, told LEADERSHIP Weekend that he took to smoking it for its “sweet smell and wholesome fruity flavours, which I think is harmless, as against smoking cigarette.”
Leadership (ng)
added Dec 16, 2012 13:32
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[Nigeria] BATN Donates Cassava Processing Factory to Edo Community

As part of its corporate social responsibility, British/America Tobacco Company of Nigeria (BATN) in collaboration with FADAMA III, has donated a cassava processing cottage industry to Obazagbon Community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo state.
This Day (ng)
added Dec 6, 2012 12:32
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[Nigeria] Government Should Ban Cigarette And Legalize Marijuana

Seun Kuti broached an argument supporting smoking marijuana against smoking cigarettes. Seun is son of foremost afro-beat rhythm crooner, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, acclaimed possessor of death in his pouch who died 15 years ago following his debilitation to AI
Osun Defender Online (ng)
added Nov 1, 2012 18:34
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[Nigeria] Four years after: Ban on tobacco smoking in Abuja still without law

Many wonder if truly the administration is serious about the war against smoking of cigarette or it’s just another political statement to score political points.
Nigerian Compass Newspaper (ng)
added Oct 22, 2012 04:26
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[Nigeria] 'How tobacco firms are hurting our health system'

A meeting with Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi of the Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) is filled with excitement.
The Nation (ng)
added Jun 3, 2012 23:31
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[Nigeria] ‘How tobacco firms are hurting our health system’

Akinbode Oluwafemi, director of Administration and Corporate Accountability at the Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), sheds lights on the strong lobby of tobacco companies and the need to have the National Tobacco Contro
The Nation (ng)
added May 27, 2012 14:20
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