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)

Sunday, February 27, 2011

ERA rallies women for tobacco legislation

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The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria(ERA/FoEN) has mobilized women to participate in the current agitation for eff...

Friday, February 4, 2011

February 4 is World Cancer Day

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Cancer is the leading cause of death around the world and kills more people than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. (WHO, 2007)The gl...

Monday, January 24, 2011

Tobacco suit- Lagos State, ERA challenge stay of proceedings

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Smoking youth sparks tanker fire

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A youth smoking cigarette near two fuel tankers dispensing petrol in Abonnema Wharf, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, caused th...

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Smoke-free public places: Taking a cue from Spain

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SIR: A New Year ushers in good tidings and new beginnings. For Spaniards, it was the beginning of a new era, as their government was ready...

Monday, January 17, 2011

‘How smoking causes instant gene damage’

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A STUDY by United States (U.S.) scientists has shown how cigarette smoking within minutes causes genetic damage linked to cancer. The Agen...

Monday, December 20, 2010

Tobacco: The ruthless killer next door 1

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• Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, a notable essayist and columnist says that smokers are burning their lungs... Today, as I allow my mind to endure t...

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