Tag: Tobacco
Smoke and Die! The great harm caused by the tobacco industry
A puff… another puff… yet another puff. Within seconds, nicotine in tobacco floods your body, making you feel relaxed. But…
‘Big gains, bigger threats’: Nigeria calls for united front against tobacco industry
Despite this progress, he acknowledged ongoing challenges, including tobacco industry interference and the rise of new nicotine products
Nigeria’s health financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn tobacco settlement
The Canadian settlement echoes the United States’ historic 1998 Master Settlement Agreement, where four leading tobacco firms agreed to pay $206 billion…
CISLAC moves against tobacco epidemic in Nigeria
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and has one of the leading tobacco markets in Africa, with over…
Tobacco kills 8m people globally every year – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health challenges the world has ever…
Tobacco use declines globally – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) says overall global tobacco use reduced from 1.397 billion in 2000 to 1.337 billion in 2018…
Michigan becomes the first state to ban e-cigarettes
Michigan intends to be the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes for teen users today. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has publicly discouraged…
25,000 underage Nigerians use tobacco products daily – Group
No fewer than 25,000 underage Nigerians use tobacco products daily, Nigerian activists under the aegis of the Tobacco Free Nigeria…
Tobacco: NASS to empower regulation agencies
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara has said that Tobacco control regulatory agencies would soon be…
Two-thirds of Germans favour tobacco advertising ban
More than two-thirds of Germans are in favour of a complete ban on advertising for tobacco products, a study released…
Consumption of E-cigarettes, tobacco products increases risk of oral cancer
Scholars from University of California, San Francisco (UC San Francisco) have found that people who consume E-cigarettes and tobacco product…
Nigerians react to increase in cost of beer, tobacco
Some Nigerians on Monday reacted to the new excise duties imposed by the Federal Government that consumers would pay more…
Alcoholic drinks, tobacco excise duty kicks off Monday
The new excise duty for alcoholic beverages and tobacco earlier approved by President Muhammadu Buhari will take effect from Monday,…
Buhari Approves Hike in Excise Duty for Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco with effect from…
Tobacco: NGO lauds FG’s bid to increase tax
The Youth Action on Tobacco Control and Health (YATCH), an NGO, has lauded the Federal Government’s plan to increase tobacco…
House of Reps calls for increase in tobacco tax
The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to increase tax on tobacco as a means of curbing…
Nigeria to increase taxes on Tobacco to curb smuggling, abuse
The Federal Government says it may increase taxes on Tobacco as part of deliberate measures to check abuse and to…
CSO calls for Increase in tobacco tax to curb harm on Nigerians
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to increase tax on tobacco to stop…
Tobacco kills 7m people, gulps $1.4trn annually – WHO
Tobacco use kills more than seven million people annually and costs over 1.4 trillion dollars in healthcare expenditure and lost…
BATNF Boosts Farming In Kaduna
By Daniels Ekugo In yet another strategic move to consolidate and sustain its agricultural interventions, British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation…
6.4m Nigerian adults are exposed to tobacco smoke – Senate
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP-Delta) said on Wednesday that statistics had shown that about 6.4…
Ebola drug hard to produce on large scale – US
An experimental drug given to two American patients with Ebola is made from tobacco leaves and is hard to produce…
Tobacco smoking kills 6 million people yearly – WHO
Eromosele Ebhomele Six million people still die annually from smoking despite the growing awareness of the dangers to smokers and…
NUBFTE Tasks NLC On Check Off Dues
President, National Union of Food, Beverage and Tobacco Employees (NUFBTE), Mr. Lateef Oyelekan, has urged the new leadership of Nigeria…