Nigeria and the rest of the world just staged activities to raise awareness on tobacco consumption and its effects on consumers. Leading the charge is the
On its part, the Nigerian government has initiated tobacco control measures to ameliorate the increased tobacco prevalence in the country. More notably, Nigeria domesticated the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control with the National Tobacco Control Act, 2015.
Through regulation, the country has consolidated on its efforts by effecting Graphic Health Warning on cigarette packs while also controlling the supply chain through the issuance of licenses to manufacturers, distributors, and importers. However, in our opinion, some countries have advanced tobacco control efforts just as the tobacco industry engage in strategies that ultimately undermine tobacco control efforts.
The Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center , Auwal Ibrahim Musa , who has been an advocate against tobacco use, called for urgent government action to curtail the tobacco industry from escalating the prevalence of emerging tobacco products in the country. A November 2020 study published in the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal found that some smokers regard e-cigarettes as a harm reduction tool. However, there is one major barrier to smokers switching to e-cigarettes in Nigeria; price. This, in our view, should be intensified.
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