tobacco
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and the Stopping Tobacco Organisations and Products (STOP), a global tobacco industry watchdog
10 Mar
Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Ibrahim Musa, has urged all relevant tax and regulatory agencies and stakeholders
31 Dec
There are concerns the world over, about the health effects of tobacco, which is mostly consumed by smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipes.
28 Dec
Consumers are increasingly interested in living wellness oriented lifestyles. This entails their being particularly conscious of what they put in their bodies- what they consume.
4 Nov 2021
Globally, over 1.3 billion people engage in cigarette smoking. From this figure, Nigeria accounts for 14 per cent of adult smokers, a development that has heightened serious concern
21 Sep 2021
The Food, Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) has called on the Federal Government to save the already struggling companies in the sector from total collapse.
2 Jul 2021
Tobacco was historically discovered by an European the person of Christopher Columbus in 1492, initially, it was only smoked by high-class personalities during festivities but Columbus
21 Jun 2021
Tobacco control advocates have canvassed immediate enforcement of the ban on Tobacco Advertising Promotion and Sponsorship (TAPS) in the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act 2015 and the NTC Regulations 2019.
31 May 2021
As the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is marked today, World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that smokers risk 50 per cent chance of contracting acute diseases and deaths from COVID-19.
21 Feb 2021
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will not hesitate to confiscate cigarettes sold in sticks
14 Feb 2021
Experts in the health and economic sectors have called for strict enforcement of tobacco regulations and inclusion of anti-smoking campaign in school curriculums to check rising cases of tobacco-related diseases
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