Showing posts with label WHO FCTC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WHO FCTC. 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. ...
Friday, July 27, 2012

Anti-tobacco groups task media on control bill

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ANTI-TOBACCO campaign groups have urged the Nigerian media to intensify efforts at ensuring that the National Tobacco Control Bill (NTCB...
Monday, July 23, 2012

In Lagos: Smoking Drivers To Pay N20,000

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By the time Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, finally signs into law the new bill that will repeal and re...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

‘Tobacco will kill one billion people this century’

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Director, Africa Programs of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CFTK), Mr. Joshua Kyallo, has disclosed that no fewer than than one billion...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

A Round-table: Media and Tobacco Control Policies in Nigeria

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Dantong’s death great loss to public health, says ERA/FoEN

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The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described the killing of Senator Gyang Dantong, chair of the ...

Memoir: Senator Daylop Dantong (1957-2012)

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A major tragedy struck the tobacco control community this Sunday July 8th, 2012 with the killing of Senator Daylop Dantong, the Chair of t...
Saturday, June 30, 2012

Campaign Against Tobacco Smoking

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THIS year’s World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) held recently has again brought to the fore the necessity to seriously address long-standing iss...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Tobacco smoke exposes children to chronic respiratory diseases – Study

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As the World Health Organisation celebrates the World No Tobacco Day, MAUREEN AZUH examines a study that focuses on the hazards of expo...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Battling tobacco trading

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ERA/FoEN wants tobacco bill signed THE National Tobacco Control Bill, passed by the Senate on March 15, 2011, and concurred by the ...
Friday, June 1, 2012

World unites against tobacco, US decries drug menace in Africa

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COUNTRIES of the world yesterday united against tobacco and the industries, promising to save humanity from the myriad of health hazards...

National Tobacco Bill missing on Jonathan’s table

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As Nigeria marks the World Tobacco Day today, the National Tobacco Bill which was passed to law by the sixth Senate on March 9, 2011 ha...

Nigerians at risk of looming tobacco epidemic

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In recent times, the issue of uncontrolled tobacco use has continued to attract comments from public health experts globally. This is s...

Activists urge Jonathan to sign National Tobacco Control Bill

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As the world marked the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) yesterday, activists made a passionate plea to President Goodluck Jonathan: sign the N...