By Paul Ashibel The quest to protect viewers, especially young viewers from the glamourization of smoking in movies received a boost on Monday, 18th March 2024, when Mr. Akinbode Olwafemi, Chairman of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Executive Director of Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), led members of the tobacco control […]
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The tobacco industry has a history of using various mediums to promote its products, and movies and streaming platforms are no exception. In Nigeria, like many other countries, the intersection of tobacco and media raises concerns about the potential impact on public health. The relationship between the tobacco industry and media has been a longstanding
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In a media briefing held on November 23, 2023 in Abuja, the Chairman of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi decried the increase in tobacco industry interference across many sectors in Nigeria. The Chairman also made specific calls on the enforcement agencies tasked with the enforcement of Nigeria’s tobacco control laws to swing
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Gentlemen of the press, We welcome you to this briefing on the state of tobacco control funding in Nigeria. We are grateful to you, our media partners, for always heeding our call. As you know, our common objective is to bring Nigeria to a place of sound public health, because we understand that our economic,
By Paul Ashibel Collaborating with the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, members of the University of Abuja Tobacco-Free Club, held an anti-tobacco rally on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the University of Abuja main campus. The students sensitized their peers on the health hazards associated with smoking, while stressing that shisha and vapes marketed by the
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Sub-Regional Coordinator for West Africa, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) To celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day, we had an interesting chat with Hilda Ochefu, one of Nigeria’s frontline tobacco control advocates. Follow our conversation below. Q. What has your general experience in tobacco control been? “It’s been very interesting. Since my tobacco control journey
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The National Tobacco Control Act, 2015 prescribes a ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship (TAPS). In Nigeria, the tobacco industry has continued to promote its products from subtle to bold glamourisation of smoking in movies, with the aim of capturing the teeming Nigerian youth population as replacement smokers for the dying smoking population. Responding
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Chairman of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, Mr. Akinbode Oluwafemi led a delegation of Alliance members on an advocacy visit to the Honourable Minister of State for Health, Barr. Joseph Ekumankama at Federal Ministry of Health Headquarters in Abuja. The visit which took place on January 19, 2023 was a follow up to an earlier
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