Saving Nigeria’s future from flavoured addiction
With a comprehensive approach encompassing policy measures, youth engagement, and collaborative partnerships, Nigeria would emerge as a model for a healthier, tobacco-free […]
Censors Board Commits To Supporting A ‘Smoke-Free Nollywood
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has committed to providing all necessary support within its authority to the Nollywood industry […]
Has the Countdown to Smokefree Nollywood Begun?
By Philip Jakpor The recent convergence of movie practitioners on the auspices of Nollywood in Abuja to discuss the dangers of smoking […]
Health Ministry, Security Agencies Enforce Tobacco Control Law in Abuja
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) in collaboration with The Nigeria Police Force and Management Sciences for Health (MSH) and other partners […]
Stakeholders Urge Federal Gov to Enforce Implementation of New Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs
By Royal Ibeh The requirement to rigorously abide by and implement the National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 and its Regulations of […]
World No Tobacco Day: CSOs to FG, Nigerians Need Food, Not Tobacco
By Gabriel Ewepu and Favour Ulebor, Abuja. As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark 2023 World No Tobacco Day, […]
Keeping up with the Graphic Health Warnings (GHWs) policy – Why FG Must be Proactive
By Paul Ashibel The gazetting of the National Tobacco Control Regulations in December 2019 signaled the beginning of a change in the […]
How Low Budgetary Allocation for Tobacco Control will Worsen Public Health Issues
The 2023 Appropriation Act has witnessed an innovative budgetary allocation for tobacco control, with an allocation of 4.7 million Naira, out of […]
NTCA Secures SON Commitment on Effective Tobacco Control in Nigeria
A delegation from the NTCA led by the Chairman, Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi, on Friday, 29 July, 2022, paid an advocacy visit to […]
NTCA Reads Riot Act to Big Brother Naija Over On-Screen Smoking
The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has read the riot act to organisers of the popular reality television programme Big Brother Naija […]
Stakeholders Seek Enforcement of Public Smoke-Free campaign
As the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) holds, today, World Health Organisation (WHO), stop smoking and no tobacco advocates and civil society […]
Key takeaways from the launch of the Tobacco Atlas 7th edition
The 7th edition of the Tobacco Atlas launched on May 18, 2022 with three key takeaways: For the first time, global smoking […]