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[Africa, Nigeria] Enforce Ban On Tobacco Advertising, Senate Urges Health Ministry
The Senate has urged the Ministry of Health and other relevant enforcement agencies to ensure the comprehensive prohibition of Tobacco Advertising Promotion and Sponsorship such as cigarette advertisement. It also urged the Ministries of Health, Educati
Feb 6, 2018
PM News (ng)
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Feb 7, 2018 00:59
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[Africa, Nigeria] Groups hail Senate over resolution banning tobacco sales around schools
Two tobacco control groups, the Nigeria Tobacco Control Research Group (NTCRG) and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), have commended the Nigerian Senate for passing a resolution seeking total ban of the sale of tobacco p
Feb 6, 2018
Premium Times (ng)
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Feb 7, 2018 00:59
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[Africa, Nigeria] Right Groups Demands Mass Action on Tobacco Control Act
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and National Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has asserted that enforcing tobacco control laws in Nigeria is everyone’s duty; hence all hands must be on deck to ensure that the laws a
Jan 23, 2018
The News Nigeria (ng)
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Jan 25, 2018 23:19
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[Nigeria] ERA/FoEN charges FG to emulate other African nations on shisha ban
has urged the Federal government to emulate countries that have banned the smoking of water-pipe tobacco otherwise known as shisha, due to its addictiveness and deadly effect on the health of users. ERA/FoEN made the demand following the ban of shisha by
Jan 16, 2018
Lagos Guardian (ng)
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Jan 16, 2018 15:19
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[Nigeria] Emulate other Africans on Shisha ban, ERA/FoEN urges FG
has urged the Federal Government to emulate nations that have banned the importation and smoking of water-pipe tobacco also known as shisha, due to its addictiveness and deadly effect on the health of users. The organisation made the call following the an
Jan 12, 2018
Daily Trust (ng)
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Jan 13, 2018 14:40
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[Nigeria] OKPARA: Tobacco and the spirit of the season
The nation’s lawmakers also owe Nigerians and particularly the youth the duty of giving their nod to guidelines for implementing other provisions of the NTC Act ... Most important, however, is that at the home front, parents have the pivotal role of stop
Dec 22, 2017
New Telegraph (ng)
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Dec 22, 2017 01:56
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[Nigeria] U.S. Court tightens noose on tobacco usage as companies intensify campaign in Africa
Mr. Oluwafemi noted that PMI’s training of journalists in Kenya was a continuation of its orchestrated misinformation campaign and attempt to “buy media influence” and silence rising public support for effective tobacco control laws across Africa. “Gover
Nov 28, 2017
Premium Times (ng)
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Nov 28, 2017 18:11
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Exposed! Nigerian Children: Prime Targets Of ‘Big Tobacco’ Farming, Smoking For Blood Money
From child labour on Nigerian tobacco fields to luring of kids as replacement smokers, ‘Dotun Akintomide examines how Big Tobacco companies had kept children at the centre of a blueprint that has helped sustained the multi-billion dollar controversial in
Nov 13, 2017
The New Diplomat Newspaper (ng)
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Nov 17, 2017 23:04
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[Africa, Nigeria] JAKPOR: Tobacco Company Infractions And Another Damning Report
The findings contained in the Big Tobacco Tiny Targets Nigeria Report showed... Even as Nigeria continues to foot-drag, the tobacco companies continue to evolve new tactics to frustrate any policy that will whittle their influence and profits. Some of th
Nov 1, 2017
Leadership (ng)
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Nov 1, 2017 16:24
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[Africa, Nigeria] Effects of smoking could last over 30 years - Study reveals
‘Big Tobacco: Tiny Targets’... During the public presentation of the report in Abuja ....brands contain not just tobacco, but a variety of other ingredients, including preservatives, humectants, flavours and other additives aimed at increasing a cigarette
Oct 24, 2017
Daily Trust (ng)
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Oct 26, 2017 17:15