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May 30, 2019
Sometobacco control groups in the country have urged President Muhammadu Buhari tointensify efforts to enforce the National Tobacco Control Regulations recentlypassed by the two chambers of the National Assembly.
Thegroups, comprising Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance , Campaign for Tobacco FreeKids and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, gave theadvice at a news conference in Abuja.
TheProgramme Coordinator of NTCA, Oluwaseun Esan, said that the press briefing wasorganised to kick-start the commemoration of the 2019 World No Tobacco Day, whichholds on May 31 annually.
Theglobal day which has its theme: “Tobacco and Lung Health’’ is to createawareness on the health risks associated with tobacco use and effective policiesto reduce its consumption.
Esanrecalled that the House of Representatives, under the leadership of YakubuDogara, approved the draft regulations on May 7, 2019, adding that the approvedregulation was harmonised and concurred by the Nigerian Senate on May 28, 2019.