By Folasade Akpan The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has called on the Federal Government to strengthen tobacco control measures, warning that tobacco-related illnesses claim up to 28,000 lives annually. The National Chairman of ACPN, Mr Ambrose Ezeh, made the call in a statement issued toContinue Reading
A senior medical practitioner, Dr Leo Odudu, says the government’s sponsorship of campaigns in local languages will help to tackle tobacco menace in the society.Continue Reading
Tobacco By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that urgent action is needed to maintain and accelerate progress in tobacco control as rising tobacco industry interference threatens global efforts to reduce tobacco use. In a statement released on Monday, WHO highlighted its 2025 Global Tobacco Epidemic report,Continue Reading
By Blessing Ibegbu The Executive Director, Cedars Refuge Foundation (CRF), Mr Peter Unekwu-Ojo, has called on young Nigerians to abstain from taking flavoured tobacco products that pose dangers to their health. Unekwu-Ojo made the call during an anti-tobacco campaign at Klinnicaps Academy in Koroduma, Karu Local Government of Nasarawa StateContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On a scorching afternoon in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, 15 year-old Tobi (not real name) stands in front of a small store in the Sagwari Estate Layout of Dutse-Alhaji. With his he points at a pack that many in his ageContinue Reading
