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Why banning alternatives to smoking will do more harm than good

The International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations (INNCO), a global association advocating for tobacco harm reduction policies, on Monday, March 22, 2021 released a...

Nigeria records 28,876 tobacco smoking related deaths annually – Study

Abuja-based Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) has reported that a research it conducted had revealed that 28,876 deaths related to...

Nigeria, 21 others in WHO campaign to help 100m people quit tobacco

WHO has launched a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 - “Commit to Quit."  The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More...

Tobacco industry interfering in Nigerian govt policies, report reveals

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have launched the 2020 tobacco industry interference index report...

Tobacco Alliance advocates tobacco adverts prohibition

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) on Thursday, September 3, 2020, paid a courtesy visit to the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) in Abuja...

Harm reduction: Science, sociology and restrictive regulations

At an online panel discussion on Tobacco Harm Reduction on June 23, 2020, Professor Reuven Zimlichman, Director of the Brunner Institute for Cardiovascular Research...

Alternatives to tobacco: The unwavering stance of scientists and experts

The seventh annual Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) held from June 11 to 12, 2020h and was organised by "Knowledge Action Change Limited (KAC)", headed by Professor Gerry...

No Tobacco Day: Govt urged to protect youth from tobacco harms by enforcing laws

On the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day 2020 commemoration, tobacco control groups in Nigeria have asked the federal government to commit more...

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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction of the Kafin Zaki dam project, in Ningi Local Government Area...
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Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies Summit in London this May, a decision that reflects growing...

Renaissance MD to speak at Nigerian Content Lecture Series

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has announced that Tony Attah, Managing Director of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, will speak...

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River Basin Authority to resume dam construction after 40 years

The Hadeja-Jama’are River Basin Development Authority has restarted construction...

Ghana boycotts Africa Energies Summit as industry pushes back against discrimination

Ghana has moved to boycott the upcoming Africa Energies...