Showing posts with label BATN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BATN. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Multi-billion naira tobacco industry comes under fire

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With 20 billion sticks of cigarette valued at N200bn being consumed annually in Nigeria, the tobacco industry is sure a money spinner. ...
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Who wants Tobacco Control Bill dead?

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In one week, it will be exactly one year since the National Assembly passed the National Tobacco Control Bill. But as the world awaits ano...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

WHO, rights' groups take on 'Big Tobacco' over smoking

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Two new reports released yesterday in Singapore by the Tobacco Atlas  and the Tobacco Watch Monitoring Countries’ Performance on the Glo...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Group says inclusion of British/American tobacco in export scheme is fraudulent

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"We believe BATN was favoured unduly and Nigerians now demand to know the truth.” The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of ...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Group faults BATN over investment in Nigeria

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The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has faulted claims by British America Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) t...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010

ERA petitions Senate President on Tobacco Bill

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By Omafume Amurun The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has implored Senate President, David Mark to fol...
Monday, October 11, 2010

PASS THE NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL BILL NOW

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Report accuses Big Tobacco of blocking treaty

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By Ben Ezeamalu Tobacco industry watchdog, Corporate Accountability International, and its allies, on Monday, released a report docume...
Friday, September 3, 2010

Enticing Kids to Smoke, One Hip Party at a Time

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Remember the days when the Marlboro Man and Joe the Camel made cigarette smoking look utterly cool? Those days are long gone, right? Well, m...
Friday, August 7, 2009

The continued fight to control smoking (2)

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- Emmanuel Ogala There is no up-to-date data showing how many Nigerians are smokers or how many die of tobacco related illnesses, but the fl...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

TOBACCO CONTROL BILL : Making a choice between economy and citizens health

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- IKENNA OBI As the Tobacco control bill provokes debate between two major parties of stakeholders, it is apparent that the choice is betwe...
Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Nigeria, others criticize attempts to smuggle loopholes into WHO tobacco treaty

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- Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco fingered Non governmental organizations from across the globe, including Nigeria, on...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Gombe files N591 billion suit against tobacco companies

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By Auwal Ahmad, THE Gombe State government has dragged five tobacco companies before the Gombe State High Court on charges that they have ...