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Groups seek enforcement of Tobacco Control Act

Following the gazetting of the National Tobacco Regulations 2019, the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) have demanded prompt enforcement of National Tobacco Control Act, 2015. The group hailed the Federal Government for the gazetting the Regulations The gazette of the NTC Regulations 2019 by
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Increase in excise duty on tobacco, alcoholic products will control abuse – CPC

The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has commended the Federal Government over the recent increase in excise duty on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, stressing that it would serve as a measure to reduce the risks of abuse and disease in the country. The CPC also applauded President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s consideration for consumers in “granting […]