Civil society organisations (CSOs) and student groups have charged the Federal Government to establish a Tobacco Control Fund as a way of marking the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), which holds on May 31 yearly.

To prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco-related disease, several attempts have been made in Nigeria to stop the sales, marketing and consumption of tobacco products.

The World Health Organisation has said over seven million people die yearly from the use of tobacco. Also, the substance costs households and governments over $ 1.4 trillion (about N504 trillion) during same period.