Around 1.3 million people die from second-hand smoke every year, according to a World Health Organisation report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2025. The report released at the World Conference on Tobacco Control in Dublin warned that action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising industry interference challe...
An estimated $2 trillion are lost by the global economy due to tobacco use, Labram Musah, Executive Director, Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), a Ghana based Non Governmental Organization (NGO), has disclosed. Musah gave the hint during his presentation entitled: ‘SDGs as a Vital Data Source for Tobacco Control’ at a recent virtual tr...
•FCCPC boss, Babatunde Irukera The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has imposed $110 million fine on British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited and other affiliated companies. A statement issued today by the management of the FCCPC led by Barr. Babatunde Irukera, said the fine was prompted by a range of infringement...
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