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Stakeholders Urge Federal Gov To Enforce Implementation Of New Graphic Health Warnings On Cigarette Packs

The requirement to rigorously abide by and implement the National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of 2019, both of which call for the placement of graphic health warnings on tobacco packages, has come to the attention of the federal government. The National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of 2019,...

Tobacco smoking: It’s time to stop the initiation ceremony

Films are a preferred source of entertainment and learning for many, and audiences are often quick to mirror in their daily lives what they have seen on screen. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control which Nigeria ratified on October 20, 2005, requires parties to implement a comprehensive ban on Tobacco Advertising,...

World No Tobacco Day: CSO coalition tasks FG on implementing laws

Says Nigerians need food, not tobacco Says 3.5 hectares of land are used for tobacco farming globally Says health Challenges imminent in Sokoto, Osun, Kwara states As Nigeria joins other countries across the world to mark World No Tobacco Day, a coalition of Civil Society Organizations under the guise of the Tobacco Control Alliance...

Tobacco smoking: Time to close the gap in enforcing graphic health warning policy

The alarming rate and impunity with which the tobacco industry and its promoters visibilise tobacco products and smoking in the virtual space requires the urgent attention of relevant agencies of government if we must save the next generation of young Nigerians. The images, videos and skits of celebrities smoking like chimney and glamourising their acts...

Nigeria May Push Tobacco Tax to 50% to Control Smoking

The Federal Government has confirmed plans to increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Speaking on Tuesday, Dr Mangai Malau, the Head of the Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health, said the...

Nigeria to increase tax on tobacco products to 50%

The Nigerian government has said it will increase the tax imposed on tobacco products from the current 30 to 50 per cent in order to meet the World Health organization (WHO) standard and curb smoking in the country. Dr Mangai Malau, Head, Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health disclosed this...

In furtherance of quest for smokefree Nollywood

In the second quarter of 2022 the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) said it had received and censored a total of 553 movies produced by the Nigerian film industry. The report showed a slight increase in the number of movies produced from 541 in the first quarter to 553 in the second quarter of the year. According to the...

Alliance Seeks Budgetary Allocation For Tobacco Control

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called for adequate funding of tobacco control in Nigeria to improve its standard. NTCA chairman, Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi… The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called for adequate funding of tobacco control in Nigeria to improve its standard. NTCA chairman, Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi made the call on Tuesday in...

Keeping up with Graphic Health Warnings (GHWs) policy – Why govt must be proactive

The gazetting of the National Tobacco Control Regulations in December 2019 signaled the beginning of a change in the design of cigarette packs and other tobacco products in Nigeria. Prior to the current graphic health warnings regime, cigarette/tobacco packs carried a text warning that read: “The Federal Ministry of Health Warns that smokers are liable...

Bauchi stakeholders canvass tobacco control to end smoking

Stakeholders in Bauchi State in Nigeria have advocated for tobacco control to regulate smoking and consumption of tobacco products in the state. They made the call at a dialogue on tobacco taxation organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in Bauchi, the state capital. CISLAC Executive Director, Mr Auwal Rafsanjani,...

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