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World No Tobacco Day 2025: Unmasking the appeal of tobacco products 

On Saturday, May 31, the world will mark World No Tobacco Day 2025 under the banner “Bright Products. Dark Intentions”. This year's theme sheds light...

World No Tobacco Day 2025: Activists engage on ways to address gaps in youth smoking advocacy

Ahead of the World No Tobacco Day commemorated on May 31 annually, anti-tobacco advocates from Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia have decried...

Tobacco kills 8m people globally every year, says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health challenges the world has ever faced, killing more than...

On World No Tobacco Day, pressure mounts to make Big Tobacco pay

As the global community commemorates the World No Tobacco Day, tobacco control groups – Corporate Accountability and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa...

WHO urges govts to stop subsidising life-threatening tobacco crops

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged governments to stop subsidising tobacco farming. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, made the call on Friday, May...

WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, in commemoration of the World No Tobacco Day revealed new information on the extent...

Reiterating urgency of World No Tobacco Day 2021 message

The World Health Organisation (WHO) set aside May 31 of every year as a day to mark World No Tobacco Day. On this day...

WHO to scale up programmes to help people quit tobacco use

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Nigeria, Dr Walter Mulombo, says the world body is set to scale-up programmes in 22 countries to help...

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Green Academy Fellows launch report on inclusive waste governance in Nigeria

The NGA Green Academy Fellows, an initiative of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, have unveiled what appears to be a...
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Group clamours fossil fuel phaseout as 10 European nations build offshore wind power grid

As the world observes the International Clean Energy Day on Monday, January 26, 2026, 10 European countries have committed...

Debo Adebajo: How innovation at Agbada-67 is driving Nigeria’s gas supply growth

Nigeria’s gas ambitions will not be delivered by policy declarations alone. They will be delivered by speed, precision and...

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