Tag: Tobacco
Tobacco is coming under the microscope with new regulations & enforcement
A few days ago, people across the world commemorated World Cancer Day. While activities to mark the day in Nigeria ...
FG to increase taxes on tobacco, alcohol
Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has said the Federal Government is working towards increasing excise tax on tobacco and alcohol. ...
[The Alausa Blog] Olamide definitely learnt a few things from partnering with LASG
Last week, the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission placed a futile ban on Olamide‘s latest video, Wo – which has managed to ...
Tobacco’s soft targets: Nigeria’s under aged kids getting taught to smoke in school
by Mercy Abang Musa, 14, is a student of Government Secondary School Wuse, Abuja, he has been smoking for five ...
FG introduces 9 regulations to limit tobacco use (SEE LIST)
Nigeria’s Health Minister, Isaac Adewole, has announced nine regulations in the Nigeria Tobacco Control Act to be implemented by the ...
Activists warn about deliberate misinterpretation of tobacco law by firms, endangering all of us
by Godwin Akanfe The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has alerted the public about what it described ...
National Assembly holds public hearing for National Tobacco Control Bill
by Kolapo Olapoju With 10 million Nigerians presently at risk of tobacco epidemic, billions of tobacco sticks are still ...
Opinion: The task before Nigerian lawmakers in controlling Tobacco
by John Stewart The tobacco industry is fuelling the most deadly epidemic on the planet – causing nearly six million ...
Tobaccoctrl & SRM call on Health Minister to fasttrack passage of tobacco control bill
by Oke Efagene More than 600,000 who die annually from tobacco related diseases are non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke. The ...
Opinion: This is why we need tobacco companies
by Alaba Cole There is currently a lot of money flowing in and around tobacco control in Nigeria, so it ...
Join In! Stella Damasus, Fela Durotoye become ambassadors as TobaccoCtrl organises Google+ Hangout
by Isi Esene Actress, Stella Damasus and motivational speaker, Fela Durotoye have become TobaccoCtrl celebrity champions as the campaign ...
7 foods that make you smell bad
by Mansi Kohli Over-eating will lead to issues liker perspiration and unwanted sweat. 1. Spicy food A spice overload can lead ...
Opinion: Brother’s keeper or killer? The truth about second hand smoke
by Bankole Oluwafemi The global tobacco industry counts on this ignorance to bolster a business that is reported to be ...
Temitope Ben-Ajepe: Last week in my travels (30 Days, 30 Voices)
“I didn’t have to fret so long because the smelly man with the yellow teeth resurfaced and offered to take ...
Opinion: The bad, the bad, and the ugly – 10 hard facts on the effects of tobacco
by Bankole Oluwafemi Tobacco kills people who don’t even smoke! More than 600,000 who die annually from tobacco related diseases ...
8 serious health risks to be aware of in your 20s
by Melissa Deim It’s no secret that half of those who smoke or chew tobacco will die prematurely because of ...
The bad habit that rots your brain
by K. Aleisha Fetters Quitting smoking doesn’t just stop the damage to your noggin—it can also reverse it. In ...
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