Tag: Tobacco
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FCCPC slams BAT $110m fine over multiple violation of tobacco law
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has slammed a fine of $110 million on British American Tobacco (BAT) Nigeria and affiliate companies for multiple violation of the FCCP Act and others. A statement by the management of the commission in Abuja on Wednesday,
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Tobacco consumption highly injurious to health, general well being – WHO
The World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has reiterated that tobacco consumption is highly injurious to health and overall well being of humans.
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NBC urged to regulate upcoming Big Brother Naija programme
Some Non-Governmental Organisations have called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to regulate the upcoming Big Brother Naija (BBN) Season Seven, a popular reality television programme, to become smoke-free. The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids gave the advice on Wednesday at a news conference in Abuja.
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Tobacco Harm Reduction: The Imperative for Alternatives – By Olufisayo Adeoti
There are concerns the world over, about the health effects of tobacco, which is mostly consumed by smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipes. In January 2021, the company Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health, donated nicotine patches worth $800,000 to Jordan to help the country in its efforts to lower smoking rates. The donation was received by…
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Over 28,000 Nigerians die annually from Tobacco related diseases
Abuja-based Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) has reported that a research it conducted had revealed that 28,876 deaths related to tobacco smoking are recorded annually in Nigeria. Mr Marco Castradori, a Research Associate with the CSEA, revealed this, on Monday, in Kano, at the report dissemination workshop on the health burden…
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FDA endorses marketing of IQOS as a modified risk tobacco product
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized the marketing of IQOS, Philip Morris International’s (PMI) electrically heated tobacco system, as a modified risk tobacco product (MRTP). In doing so, the agency found that an IQOS exposure modification order is appropriate to promote the public health. – Today’s decision demonstrates that IQOS is…
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Tobacco use declines globally – WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) says overall global tobacco use reduced from 1.397 billion in 2000 to 1.337 billion in 2018 or by approximately 60 million people. The world body disclosed this in a statement released on Thursday in Geneva on Global Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000-2025 Third Edition, posted on its website. The…
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World No Tobacco Day: Smoking linked to 15 different cancers
The Youth Action on Tobacco Control and Health (YATCH) says tobacco smoking has been linked to 15 different kinds of known cancers. Mr Seye Omiyefa,the Executive Director of YATCH, made the disclosure at an awareness campaign and walk to mark the 2018 World No Tobacco Day. This year’s campaign focuses on the important link between…
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FG launches Tobacco Free Nigeria campaign
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has today launched Tobacco Free Nigeria to campaign against the indiscriminate use of tobacco in the country. The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, in his remarks at the launch that held at the Nicon Luxury Abuja, said “Tobacco is the only drug that if taken accordingly like a…
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7 million deaths, but Nigeria is doing nothing to curtail Tobacco smoking
Data presented by The Tobacco Atlas has shown Nigeria is doing virtually nothing to curtail Tobacco smoking in the country. According to the data available on The Tobacco Atlas website, the country has done practically nothing in the years under review to warn Nigerians about the dangers of Tobacco smoking in media campaigns. The World…