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Bloomberg launches $20 million fund to fight big tobacco companies
March 7, 2018
Michael Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies on Wednesday announced it would provide $20 million in funding to launch Stopping Tobacco [...]
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How smoking causes cancer
January 29, 2018
Smoking is by far the biggest preventable cause of cancer. Thanks to years of research, the links between smoking and cancer are now very clear. [...]
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It Doesn’t Take Much Smoking to Kill You, Study Finds
December 12, 2017
Even extremely light smoking — as little as one cigarette a day — can greatly increase someone’s risk of dying early, government researchers [...]
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Exposed! Nigerian Children: Prime Targets Of ‘Big Tobacco’ Farming, Smoking For Blood Money
November 13, 2017
Just last month, British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN), for the umpteenth time refuted claims of making blood money off minor smokers in [...]
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‘8 million Nigerians risk death from smoking’
April 26, 2017
ABOUT eight million Nigerians are estimated to be at risk of dying from smoking by 2030, with smoking currently responsible for over six million [...]
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Tobacco control effort has influenced dramatic drop in tobacco use- Matthew L. Myers
March 20, 2017
Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids has recently released a press statement where he applauds the recent decrease in the [...]
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Court grants ERA/FoEN permission to sue FG over Tobacco taxes and incentives
February 20, 2017
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, and presided by Justice M. Idris, has affirmed that the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth [...]
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STATEMENT OF MATTHEW L. MYERS, PRESIDENT, CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS ON THE INCREASING COST OF TOBACCO USE ON COUNTRIES
January 11, 2017
STATEMENT OF MATTHEW L. MYERS, PRESIDENT, CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS WASHINGTON, D.C. – A landmark global report released today provides [...]
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Impose 150 % Special Levy On Tobacco Products, ERA/FoEN Tells FG
January 10, 2017
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has urged the federal government to immediately impose a minimum of 150 [...]
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Michael Bloomberg Continues His Life-Saving Leadership in Global Fight Against Tobacco
December 5, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Former New York City Mayor and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg announced today that he is committing an additional $360 [...]
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