Tag: Akinbode Oluwafemi

“Nigerians are now dealing with diseases that were once considered ‘Oyibo sickness.’ Obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases now rank ...

He noted that this excessive overconsumption of sodium is directly tied to the alarming rise in hypertension, now affecting over ...

According to WHO, tobacco kills up to half of its users, and more than eight million people each year lose ...

"Smoking remains prevalent in our movies, contravening the NTC Act and the Tobacco Control Regulations 2019".

President Bola Tinubu in July directed the institutions to “avoid an arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable, and where possible ...

"The tobacco industry enjoys consistent invitations from the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) to their meetings where supposed classified resolutions ...

"Nigerians said it when the Bill was being debated, and Nigerians are saying it again: the National Water Bill is ...

“We have also observed with trepidation, the constant and active attempts at muffling citizens’ voices within the shrinking civic space ...

The groups call for the immediate and unconditional release of the #OccupyLekkiTollGate protesters.

The Global Liability Roadmap, launched in several countries across the world, aims to make big polluters pay for the harms ...

The group called on the Lagos State Government to declare a state of emergency on the water sector

The 2020 World No Tobacco Day is themed ‘Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine ...

The group said gazetting the regulations is not just enough, and the government needs to expedite actions towards its implementation.

The campaign, a grassroots-heavy initiative that amplifies the voice of community people, was launched in 2014 in Lagos to counter ...

Tobacco control Advocates say there has been an uptick in tobacco industry activities to portray themselves as stakeholders in public ...

The group said Nigeria gets over N10 billion on tobacco tax yearly, yet no percentage of the levy is earmarked ...

The group said the scarcity of potable water provided by the water corporation to some parts of the state is ...

The excise duty still falls far below the World Health Organisation-recommended standard.

The order takes effect in the U.S. from November 26.

The 56-page report provides models around the world for adaptation to the Lagos context.

BAT responds to criticism on its efforts to sensitise enforcement agents