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As Nigerian youths rise against tobacco abuse

By happenstance, 16-year-old Blessing Obiabo found herself on the frontline of a national movement. Obiabo, a student of Lyngra Private Montessori School in Karu, Nasarawa...

Lagos Cinema Convention: CAPPA urges film industry to sustain smoke-free Nollywood

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the country’s regulators and the film and cinema industry to protect the next generation...

Case for separate Nicotine Policy: Differentiating Nicotine and Tobacco Regulation

As the landscape of nicotine and tobacco products evolves, traditional tobacco control policies are increasingly challenged by the emergence of new products, such as...

Media forum underlines need for data-driven journalism in reporting tobacco

In its determination to encourage the use of data to drive home the campaign against tobacco use and addiction, the Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI)...

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...

Tobacco responsible for 20% of deaths from coronary heart disease – Report

Every year, 1.9 million people die from tobacco-induced heart disease, according to a brief released on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 by the World Health Organisation...

Tobacco watchdogs express COVID-19 related concerns in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Indonesia

Global tobacco industry watchdog organisations, STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organisations and Products) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), are urging caution following a rash of reports that tobacco...

CPC to play pivotal roles in safeguarding Nigerians from tobacco harms

Director- General of the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Babatunde Irukera, has promised that the Council will support efforts to safeguard Nigerians from tobacco harms. Irukera...

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Nigeria’s NDC 3.0 and subnational inclusion: Notes from a Parliamentarian 

On Wednesday, August, 27, 2025, Nigeria’s National Council on Climate Change will bring together stakeholders from across the country...
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Nigeria’s incremental progress on climate sustainability gaining global reckoning, says Onuigbo

A member of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Rep Sir Sam Onuigbo, has said that Nigeria’s sustained efforts...

Climate change: Nigeria must adopt latest renewable energy technologies – LASU DVC

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC), Administration, Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Adenike Boyo, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, urged the...

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Nigeria’s NDC 3.0 and subnational inclusion: Notes from a Parliamentarian 

On Wednesday, August, 27, 2025, Nigeria’s National Council on...

Nigeria’s incremental progress on climate sustainability gaining global reckoning, says Onuigbo

A member of the North East Development Commission (NEDC),...
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