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Tobacco industry targets Cameroon kids
September 23, 2016
The tobacco industry is using multiple marketing strategies to encourage school children in Cameroon to smoke, a recent report found. The report, [...]
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Status of Tobacco Control in Nigeria
September 14, 2016
Nigeria is adjudged Africa’s largest economy. Aside its potentials in natural resources, Nigeria is a nation with huge human resources, boasting [...]
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Vice President promises tougher TC laws
September 14, 2016
Dr. Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president has reiterated the government’s commitment to the reduction of tobacco use among citizens, [...]
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Tobacco Control Committee Inaugurated
September 14, 2016
The Federal Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has promised Nigerians that the current administration will adopt all legal and [...]
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Nigeria TC law comes into effect
September 14, 2016
Eleven years after Nigeria signed and ratified the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC), National Tobacco [...]
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Amid Global Push For Tobacco Plain Packaging, IP And Health Rights Bog Down Africa
September 13, 2016
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Plain packaging is considered unattractive among marketers, loss-making for industries, and a healthy life promoter for [...]
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4,000 killer chemicals inside tobacco smoke — Dr. Abayomi Ajayi
September 12, 2016
Many Nigerians still doubt the ultimate price to pay for smoking: Death. The perception about smoking may not be unconnected with the common [...]
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