New tobacco control legislation is being debated in the Nigerian parliament with strong backing from anti-tobacco groups and health organisations.
The debate was brought about after an initiative by anti-tobacco campaigners to counter growing cigarette smoking, particularly among teenagers.
It is believed about 25 percent of Nigerian teenagers, which is double the smoking rate among men, are hooked on tobacco,
Individual cigarettes in Nigeria sell for seven cents each, and the Nigerian parliament is responding with a tobacco control bill that would impose smoking bans, increase taxes and impose advertising restrictions.
The debate was brought about after an initiative by anti-tobacco campaigners to counter growing cigarette smoking, particularly among teenagers.
It is believed about 25 percent of Nigerian teenagers, which is double the smoking rate among men, are hooked on tobacco,
Individual cigarettes in Nigeria sell for seven cents each, and the Nigerian parliament is responding with a tobacco control bill that would impose smoking bans, increase taxes and impose advertising restrictions.
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