NIGERIA TOBACCO CONTROL BILL

A comprehensive law to regulate the manufacturing, advertising distribution and consumption of tobacco products in Nigeria. It is aimed at domesticating the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Fumes of fury on Big Tobacco

- Olukorede Yishau From the Americas to Europe and the continent of Africa, these arecertainly not the best of times for tobacco giants, no ...

CONFESSION OF A TOBACCO EXECUTIVE

By BETTY ABAH I stand this day, before, not only you, fellow colleagues and executives, but before my conscience and the inscrutable eyes of...

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Court adjourns Tobacco’s case

By Kolade Adeyemi Kano High Court presided over by Justice Wada Rano has again adjourned the case between the Kano State Government and Brit...

Child Rights: Uwais’ Position on Tobacco Bill Faulted

Lawyer-Aides in the National Assembly (LANASS) has faulted the position of the wife of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mrs. Marya...

Monday, July 27, 2009

Big Tobacco Sets Its Sights on Africa

- Jeffrey Kluger It's easy enough to buy a smoke at Isa Yakubu's grocery store on a busy street in Lagos, Nigeria. Never mind if you...

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Groups hail Senate hearing on tobacco bill

- David Ajikobi with agency reports The Senate has been hailed by international groups and non-governmental agencies for helping in the fig...

Uwais’ wife tackles Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello over tobacco bill

By Yusuf Alli The wife of a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mrs. Maryam Uwais, yesterday faulted the Chairman of the Senate Committee on H...

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