NATOCC meets in Abuja
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 […]
NTCA decry govt failure to operationalize tobacco control fund
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 […]
NOA, NTCA Enter Partnership on Tobacco Control
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 […]
CISLAC Calls for Hike in Tobacco Tax
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 […]
Sierra Leone Gets Tobacco Control Law
Parliament of Sierra Leone last Wednesday, 3rd August, 2022 passed a new law titled “The Tobacco and Nicotine Act, 2022”, banning smoking in public places. The new law addresses the control and regulation of the production, manufacturing, importation, packaging and labeling, advertising, promotion and sponsorship, sale and use of tobacco, tobacco products, and other nicotine […]
NTCA Secures SON Commitment on Effective Tobacco Control in Nigeria
A delegation from the NTCA led by the Chairman, Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi, on Friday, 29 July, 2022, paid an advocacy visit to the Director General (DG) of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim, and his team, the Acting Deputy Standards, the Director Public Relations, the Deputy Director Human Resources, and the Head […]