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[Africa, Nigeria] OGUNLADE: Tobacco regulation: Perspectives on illicit trade in tobacco
It has become more imperative now to enforce the provisions of the Tobacco Control Act as Nigeria continues to grapple with the impact of illicit trade in tobacco products. Besides, old tricks are still being employed to entice people who are under the l
May 25, 2017
BusinessDAY (ng)
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May 25, 2017 01:10
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[Africa, Nigeria] CSOs raise alarm over planned suppression of anti-smoking laws
alarm over dubious schemes by tobacco companies to derail the implementation of the National Tobacco Control, NTC Act, signed into law in 2015 by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The Deputy Director ERA/FoEN Dr Akinbode Oluwafemi, the Sub-Regional Coo
May 9, 2017
Daily Trust (ng)
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May 9, 2017 21:49
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[Africa, Nigeria] EDITORIAL: NTC ACT AND THE TOBACCO LOBBY
We therefore have a responsibility to act now. Legislation has proved to be an essential strategy to curbing tobacco use in other countries, and for promoting robust tobacco programmes at state and local government levels. Diligence and commitment to the
May 9, 2017
This Day (ng)
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May 9, 2017 20:13
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[Africa, Nigeria] Activist accuses tobacco industry of ‘aggressive attempt’ to derail anti-smoking law
Oluwafemi said the industry had been coercing government officials to advocate on their behalf, interfering in policy making through trade committees and third parties, and aggressively lobbying and bribing policy makers. “As we speak today, there is an a
May 5, 2017
Premium Times (ng)
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May 5, 2017 18:10
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[Africa, Nigeria] Smoking: Licensed to Kill
Sunday Vanguard X-rays the impact of smoking on heart health and why it remains an avoidable risk factor for heart diseases. When the late former Minister of Health, Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, began his anti-smoking campaign in 1989, not many saw i
Apr 23, 2017
Vanguard (ng)
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Apr 23, 2017 13:22
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[Africa] SON Alerts Nigerians of Illegal Flavoured Cigarettes
A few months after the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth International (ERA/FoEN), notified the Nigerian government that Philip Morris International was flooding the country with “unlicensed, tax-not-paid” cigarettes, the Standards Organisa
Apr 17, 2017
This Day (ng)
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Apr 18, 2017 16:35
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[Africa] Outlaw tobacco in Nigeria, group tells WHO
(WHO) has been urged to educate tobacco consumers about the health consequences, addictive nature and mortal threat posed by tobacco. Speaking at a programme organised by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), in conjunction with the Africa
Apr 12, 2017
Vanguard (ng)
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Apr 12, 2017 14:58
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[Africa, Nigeria] IFIJEH: Flavoured Cigarettes: A Sinister Ploy to Ensnare Children
With the rising influx of flavoured cigarettes into the Nigerian market, which are mostly targeted at luring children, Martins Ifijeh writes on why the government and stakeholders must strengthen interventions against illicit tobacco trade in the country
Mar 30, 2017
This Day (ng)
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Mar 30, 2017 16:25
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[Africa, Nigeria] Tobacco Consumption: CISLAC Projects 8 Million Deaths in 2030
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has said continuation of tobacco consumption in developing countries which Nigeria is one would increase death rate to approximately eight million by 2030. This was contained in a statement made a
Mar 29, 2017
Leadership (ng)
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Mar 29, 2017 20:52
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Avoiding “A Massive Spin-Off Effect in West Africa and Beyond”:The Tobacco Industry Stymies Tobacco Control in Nigeria [FREE FULL TEXT]
Implications: This is the first detailed account of tobacco industry interference with tobacco legislation in Africa. The emergence of tobacco control in Nigeria threatened the tobacco industry, which believed that success in Nigeria would have a “domi
Feb 1, 2017
Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (UCSF)
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Mar 27, 2017 03:55