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WHO calls for urgent action to ban flavoured tobacco, nicotine products

On World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday, May 30, 2025, launched a new publication and called on governments to urgently ban...

WNTD 2025: Ado-Ekiti’s smoke-free city declaration hailed

As the world marks World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2025 with the theme, “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing the Tobacco Industry’s Tactics”, Corporate Accountability and...

WHO advocates ban on tobacco use in Nigeria

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is desirous of a tobacco-free Nigeria and for its products to be completely banned in the nation. The...

World No Tobacco Day: Journalists charged to improve tobacco control reporting knowledge

Journalists from 20 African countries who participated in a web discussion on reporting children and tobacco addiction have been charged to improve the quality...

Tobacco use kills more than 1,200 Fijians per year – Ministry

Over 1,200 people in Fiji die from tobacco use every year, causing an economic loss of millions of dollars due to healthcare costs and...

Groups urge govt to enforce smoke-free public places policy

Some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called on the Federal Government to reinvigorate the enforcement of the smoke-free public places policy and the ban on...

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IITA designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance 

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has been officially designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention,...
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Audu Oseni: Why governance communication is not public relations

A concerning pattern across Nigeria and much of Africa is the belief among many government spokespersons that governance communication...

South Africa: Groups challenge lawfulness of approval for long-delayed Nuclear-1 project

Three environmental justice organisations have launched a High Court challenge to the environmental authorisation granted for Eskom’s proposed Nuclear-1...

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IITA designated a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance 

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has been...

Audu Oseni: Why governance communication is not public relations

A concerning pattern across Nigeria and much of Africa...
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