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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...

Report identifies increase in tobacco control policies in last decade

The World Health Organisation (WHO) latest “WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic” published on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 finds that more countries have implemented tobacco...

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WHO member states finalise historic pandemic agreement

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that countries have finalised a draft global agreement, aimed at improving how...
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Nigeria-America Chamber of Commerce honours BATN Foundation with ‘Making a Positive Impact Award’

British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, a pioneering force in sustainable agricultural development and rural empowerment in Nigeria, has been...

Wild Africa urges protection for Nigeria’s bat species

Wild Africa, a conservation organisation, has called on the Federal Government, the private sector, and conservation organisations to step...

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WHO member states finalise historic pandemic agreement

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that countries...

Nigeria-America Chamber of Commerce honours BATN Foundation with ‘Making a Positive Impact Award’

British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation, a pioneering force in...