Tag:Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA)

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Foreign, local firms targeting Nigerian students with nicotine products – Groups

Tobacco control advocacy organisations in Nigeria have called on the Federal Government, health authorities, and relevant stakeholders to take immediate action against what they...

Michael Simire - October 22, 2025

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Alliance calls for increased budgetary allocation for tobacco control

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called for more budgetary allocation, to ensure implementation of the National Tobacco Control Act, 2015 and its Regulations...

Michael Simire - April 19, 2023

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Groups urge govt to operationalise Tobacco Control Fund

Some NGOs have called on the Federal Government to operationalise the Tobacco Control Fund, to help in funding tobacco related-diseases and other tobacco control...

Michael Simire - September 1, 2022

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Orientation agency to partner NTCA on tobacco control

Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr Garba Abari, has disclosed that his agency is willing and available to work with the...

Michael Simire - August 19, 2022

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The trophies of smoking – gone with a puff!

The atmosphere was dense. This was not the first time I was visiting T-Jay at the hospital, in fact, it had become a daily...

Michael Simire - December 24, 2021

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Govt urged to operationalise Tobacco Control Fund

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called on the federal government to operationalise the Tobacco Control Fund in the interest of Nigerians and...

Michael Simire - October 26, 2021

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Concern over alleged violation of ban on smoking in Big Brother Naija Season 6

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have urged the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to sanction...

Michael Simire - August 25, 2021

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‘Govt should anticipate industry pushback over pictorial health warnings on tobacco products’

Chibuike Nwokorie is project officer with the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA). In this interview with our correspondent, he bares his mind on the...

Michael Simire - August 5, 2021

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