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Nigeria to rake in NGN67.7b in one year from tobacco taxation- Report

THE Federal Government of Nigeria will rake in as much as N67.7 billion (US$187 million) over a one year...
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ERA praise for FG over new excise duty on tobacco

  The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), a nonprofit organization, has commended the Federal Government on the...
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200 human rights organisations seek expulsion of tobacco companies from ILO

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and nearly 200 other public health and human rights organisations have asked the International...
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UN initiative bans tobacco companies from rendering help on SDGs

The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) has delisted tobacco companies from participating in its initiative of involving corporate leadership...
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BAT faces prosecution for ‘bribing’ government officials in African countries

  Matthew Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, has called for full prosecution of British American Tobacco (BAT), a...
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Minister Insists On Higher Taxes For Tobacco Companies

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has maintained his stance that tobacco companies should pay more in taxes as a way of discouraging the habit of smoking by majority of Nigerians.
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