By Unini Chioma A Federal High Court (FHC) in Lagos has adjourned till February 21, 2023, for hearing in a criminal charge filed against the British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited (BATN), and one of its officials, Mr. Austin Okonji. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa fixed the date after Professor Taiwo Osipitan (SAN), counsel to BATN and his […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC in a surprise enforcement exercise across the city of Kano has threatened a total clamp down on business outlets selling tobacco products without graphic health warnings. The graphic health warning is a policy in the National Tobacco Control Act that was enacted in 2015 and requires that […]
by Patience Ivie Ihejirika The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has called on the government to intensify enforcement of the graphic health warnings policy on tobacco products. The requirement to have graphic or pictorial health warnings on the packaging of tobacco products is prescribed by the National Tobacco Control Act, 2015 and the National Tobacco Control […]
By Anjola-Jesu Fatuase The creativity exhibited by youths who participated in the #Smokefree Nollywood Skit Challenge organized by Nigerian nongovernmental organization – the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) – shows that the sun is rising for the young in Nigeria’s tobacco control journey. A total of 126 youths that participated in the competition […]
By Paul Ashibel Beyond flowery rhetoric and grand promises, the will of a government to act on a policy is first reflected in its financial plan. Activities for the implementation of such policies are provided with a budget line followed by a full disbursement of the budgeted sum to empower execution. Tobacco control in Nigeria […]
By EDU ABADE September 14, 2022 In its continued bid to reduce tobacco-related diseases and deaths in the country, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa has urged the National Films and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to, as a matter of urgency, enforce the ban on Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorships (TAPS) with particular emphasis […]
The National Tobacco Control Committee (NATOCC) established by Section 2. (1) of the National Tobacco Control Act, 2015, has the mandate to coordinate tobacco control efforts in the country and provide counsel to the Minister of Health on the implementation of tobacco control policies in line with the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. The […]
By Adamu Abuh, Abuja The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has decried the delay by the federal government to operationalize the tobacco control fund. NTCA chairman, Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi at a press conference in Abuja wondered by the Health Ministry failed to live up to its promises on Tuesday, 28th of June, during the 2022 […]
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr. Garba Abari, disclosed that his agency is willing and available to work with the tobacco control community to ensure that tobacco products are effectively controlled in the country. The Director-General made this commitment when a delegation of tobacco control advocates from the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance […]
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for a hike in Tobacco tax to control smoking and its adverse effects on public health, economy and environment. The CISLAC Programme Officer in Bauchi State, Mr Solomon Adoga, made the call in Bauchi during a roundtable on Tobacco Tax Advocacy in Nigeria. He said that understanding the Framework Convention on […]
