Tobacco » YNaija

Tag: Tobacco

Editor February 6, 2020

Tobacco is coming under the microscope with new regulations & enforcement

A few days ago, people across the world commemorated World Cancer Day. While activities to mark the day in Nigeria were pretty muted (because we seem to have more pressing…

Azeez November 25, 2017

FG to increase taxes on tobacco, alcohol

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun has said the Federal Government is working towards increasing excise tax on tobacco and alcohol. Adeosun said this while speaking at the ECOWAS financial council…

Roqeebah August 24, 2017

[The Alausa Blog] Olamide definitely learnt a few things from partnering with LASG

Last week, the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission placed a futile ban on Olamide's latest video, Wo - which has managed to floor every other "summer song" prediction despite a rather late…

Editor July 22, 2017

Tobacco’s soft targets: Nigeria’s under aged kids getting taught to smoke in school

by Mercy Abang Musa, 14, is a student of Government Secondary School Wuse, Abuja, he has been smoking for five years, starting out at the tender age of 9, at…

Omoleye Omoruyi June 1, 2017

FG introduces 9 regulations to limit tobacco use (SEE LIST)

Nigeria’s Health Minister, Isaac Adewole, has announced nine regulations in the Nigeria Tobacco Control Act to be implemented by the federal government. The National Tobacco Control Act was signed into…

YEditor August 19, 2014

Activists warn about deliberate misinterpretation of tobacco law by firms, endangering all of us

by Godwin Akanfe The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has alerted the public about what it described as “deliberate misinterpretation” of the recently-passed Lagos State bill regulating…

Kolapo Olapoju August 6, 2014

National Assembly holds public hearing for National Tobacco Control Bill

by Kolapo Olapoju With 10 million Nigerians presently at risk of tobacco epidemic, billions of tobacco sticks are still being produced…..in Nigeria at the moment. The Public hearing for…

January 14, 2014

Opinion: The task before Nigerian lawmakers in controlling Tobacco

by John Stewart The tobacco industry is fuelling the most deadly epidemic on the planet – causing nearly six million deaths each year. Nowhere is this more apparent than in…

November 21, 2013

Tobaccoctrl & SRM call on Health Minister to fasttrack passage of tobacco control bill

by Oke Efagene More than 600,000 who die annually from tobacco related diseases are non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke. The world’s leading preventable cause of death claiming the lives of…

November 7, 2013

Opinion: This is why we need tobacco companies

by Alaba Cole There is currently a lot of money flowing in and around tobacco control in Nigeria, so it is understandable that the civil society campaigners and NGOs who…

September 24, 2013

Join In! Stella Damasus, Fela Durotoye become ambassadors as TobaccoCtrl organises Google+ Hangout

by Isi Esene Actress, Stella Damasus and motivational speaker, Fela Durotoye have become TobaccoCtrl celebrity champions as the campaign organises its Google Plus Hangout. This development is part of implementing…

September 18, 2013

7 foods that make you smell bad

by Mansi Kohli Over-eating will lead to issues liker perspiration and unwanted sweat. 1. Spicy food A spice overload can lead to excessive sulfur in your food intake, which will be…

July 31, 2013

Opinion: Brother’s keeper or killer? The truth about second hand smoke

by Bankole Oluwafemi The global tobacco industry counts on this ignorance to bolster a business that is reported to be booming in emerging economies, where information about the negatives of…

July 15, 2013

Temitope Ben-Ajepe: Last week in my travels (30 Days, 30 Voices)

"I didn’t have to fret so long because the smelly man with the yellow teeth resurfaced and offered to take me there." Last week, I travelled cross country. I was…

June 24, 2013

Opinion: The bad, the bad, and the ugly – 10 hard facts on the effects of tobacco

by Bankole Oluwafemi Tobacco kills people who don't even smoke! More than 600,000 who die annually from tobacco related diseases are nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke. Tobacco kills. Pure and…

June 7, 2013

8 serious health risks to be aware of in your 20s

by Melissa Deim It’s no secret that half of those who smoke or chew tobacco will die prematurely because of tobacco use. There are specific health risks for 20 year…

December 1, 2012

The bad habit that rots your brain

by K. Aleisha Fetters Quitting smoking doesn’t just stop the damage to your noggin—it can also reverse it. In addition to increasing your risk of lung cancer, emphysema, and…

28

4°C

Please add your widgets.