Showing posts with label Smokefree Policy in Nigeria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smokefree Policy in Nigeria. Show all posts
Monday, August 15, 2011

Tobacco smoking: Stop the killer before it stops you

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- CHIOMA OBINNA He was walking and all of a sudden he slumped. Thanks to some kindhearted Nigerians who quickly rushed him to the hospital...
Monday, October 11, 2010

NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL BILL - IT MUST BE LAW!

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Friday, September 17, 2010

More Questions over National Tobacco Control Bill

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It was tagged "Bursting with Flavour". And it held on the soils of Ajegunle, the crowded enclave in Lagos, which its inhabitants ...
Friday, June 4, 2010

Report of the Symposium by ERA/FoEN to Mark the 2010 World No Tobacco Day

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In commemoration of the 2010 World No Tobacco Day (May 31st), the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth office in Lagos held a s...
Thursday, June 3, 2010

Growing Concerns Over Use Of Tobacco Among Youths

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Author The use of tobacco by youths in Nigeria has continued to elicit concerns from well meaning citizens of this country. One of the arrow...

FCT tasks N’Assembly on Smoking Bill

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From Terhemba Daka , Abuja THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has called on the National Assembly to expedite action on the...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Women smokers at higher risk than men

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By Adeola Adeyemo Women who smoke or expose themselves to involuntary smoking are at a higher risk of contacting lung cancer, strokes, and h...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

FCT to designate Presidential Villa, SGF Office no-smoking zones

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- Yekeen Nurudeen AS the world marked the anti-smoking day yesterday, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Moha...

Minister to ban smoking in Aso Rock, NASS, other places

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By Henry Umoru ABUJA—MINISTER of the Federal Capital Territory Administration , FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed disclosed yesterday that arrange...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Women losing the battle against tobacco use

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By Ben Ukwuoma AS the world marks this year’s World No Tobacco Day, the evidence of tobacco use among young females is increasing in many co...

Girls smoke more than boys in Nigeria –WHO

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By SEMIU OKANLAWON The 2010 World No Tobacco Day (which is today) focuses on the need to ban all forms of promotion of tobacco even with a n...
Friday, May 28, 2010

Osun bans smoking in public

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By Collins Nweze The Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has commended the Osun State government for signin...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

OSUN BANS SMOKING IN INSTITUTIONS

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OSUN STATE government has outlawed smoking of tobacco in all its health institutions across the 3-0 local government areas and Modakeke-Ife ...
Monday, May 17, 2010

China scientists find use for cigarette butts

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Reporting by Tan Ee Lyn; Editing by Miral Fahmy ) Chemical extracts from cigarette butts -- so toxic they kill fish -- can be used to protec...
Sunday, May 9, 2010

Raise cigarette tax now and save our future

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By Akinshola Owoeye Health practitioners and tobacco control experts have proposed to the federal government that taxes on cigarettes should...
Monday, April 26, 2010

ERA tackles lawmaker over tobacco bill

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By Gbenga Adeniji A non-governmental organisation, Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth, has described as misleading a comment ...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

'Anti-tobacco bill is still alive'

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By Michael Orie and Wole Oyebade ANTI-TOBACCO activists, under the aegis of Environmental Rights Action / Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Anti-Smoking Bill: How Senate saved .6m jobs

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By Oseheye Okwuofu The Senate says it saved over 600,000 jobs through the Anti-Smoking Bill. Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, Kamor...
Monday, April 12, 2010

Anti-smoking Bill Dead, Says Adedibu

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- Tunde Sanni in Ibadan. Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, Senator Kamoru Adedibu has hinted that the much-touted Anti-smoking Bill,...
Friday, April 9, 2010

Will ban on cigarette logo stop smoking?

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By Imaobong Udo GOVERNMENTS across the globe have continued to take concrete steps to reduce deaths associated with cigarette smoking. For i...