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Why Africa must embrace science rather than ideology in fight against smoking

Despite effort by Africa in achieving some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reducing tobacco use has proved the hardest to deliver. Reducing tobacco...

Stop using smoking scenes in movies, groups urge entertainers

Two non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have called on relevant stakeholders in the entertainment industry to stop using smoking scenes in movies, music videos and product...

Why banning alternatives to smoking will do more harm than good

The International Network of Nicotine Consumer Organisations (INNCO), a global association advocating for tobacco harm reduction policies, on Monday, March 22, 2021 released a...

Nigeria records 28,876 tobacco smoking related deaths annually – Study

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...

Nigeria, 21 others in WHO campaign to help 100m people quit tobacco

WHO has launched a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 - “Commit to Quit."  The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More...

Tobacco industry interfering in Nigerian govt policies, report reveals

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have launched the 2020 tobacco industry interference index report...

Tobacco Alliance advocates tobacco adverts prohibition

The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) on Thursday, September 3, 2020, paid a courtesy visit to the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) in Abuja...

Harm reduction: Science, sociology and restrictive regulations

At an online panel discussion on Tobacco Harm Reduction on June 23, 2020, Professor Reuven Zimlichman, Director of the Brunner Institute for Cardiovascular Research...

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Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

The Imo State House of Assembly on Thursday, April 3, 2025, urged relevant government agencies to take proactive measures...
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Tropical forests struggling to keep pace with climate change – Researcher

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change, sparking concerns about their long-term survival,...

Gombe to experience 107 to 140 days of rainfall, says NiMet

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has said that, in 2025, the length of rainy season in Gombe State is...

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Imo lawmakers advocate flood prevention measures

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