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)

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Court adjourns $21.6b tobacco suit

By Joseph Onyekwere THE recent mass transfer of judges at the Lagos State judiciary has already taken its toll on court cases. Yesterday, a ...

Judge’s transfer stalls $21bn tobacco suit

By Tony Amokeodo THE recent transfer of judges of Lagos High Court, on Monday, stalled further hearing in a $21bn suit by Lagos State Gover...

Judges redeployment stalls tobacco suit

By Odunayo Abiodun The joint suit instituted by the Lagos State government and the Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeri...

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Nigeria, others want ban on duty-free tobacco sales

- Law to end business as usual for tobacco industry lobbyists GENEVA – As delegates from Nigeria and 167 other countries reach the mid-poin...

Monday, March 8, 2010

ERA pushes for passage of National Tobacco Bill

By Collins Nweze The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has decried the delay by the National Assembly in t...

Speed up tobacco bill, group tells assembly

The lack lustre approach of the National Assembly to the speedy passage into law of the National Tobacco Control Bill may cause the nation m...

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Contending With Menace Of Cancer

- Kemi Yesufu It is the trend the world over, that celebrities are recruited to champion causes. A famous name, several incidents have shown...

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