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It follows an announcement on Tuesday in Enugu during the NFVCB’s stakeholder engagement on the “#Smoke-Free Nollywood” campaign, organised with Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa .However, Mr Husseini on Thursday debunked these claims. He clarified, “There have been trending headlines suggesting a ban on smoking and ritual scenes by the NFVCB. However, no part of my speech supports this claim.
He wrote, “What I mentioned in a speech that I have shared here is the existence of a regulation that, in line with global best practices, prohibits the Promotion and glamourisation of Money Ritual, Ritual Killing, Tobacco, Tobacco product, Nicotine products in movies, musical videos and skits.”PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible.
“Any movie, skit, or musical video that displays or depicts Tobacco or nicotine products, brands, or use that is necessary to the realisation of a narrative shall be given the appropriate classification and shall not be shown to persons below the age of 18. So there is no truth in the “headlines”.”
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