Court Adjourns Suit Against British American Tobacco To February 21
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 […]
FCCPC Enforce Graphic Health Warnings Policy in Kano
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 […]
Federal Govt Urged To Enforce Graphic Health Warnings On Tobacco Products
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 […]
Youths as centerpiece of smoke-free Nigerian movies
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 […]
Walking the Talk by budgeting for Tobacco Control
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 […]
CAPPA tasks NFVCB on enforcement of ban on TAPS
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 […]