Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Tobacco

December 3, 2024

EU health ministers want public smoking restriction

Germany, which is among the EU members with the weakest smoking restrictions, abstained from the vote in Brussels on the non-binding recommendations.

Fijians smoking Tobacco
August 15, 2024

Tinubu’s Hardship: Headline inflation declines to 33.40%, data bureau says

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined to 33.40 per cent in July, says NBS amid President Bola Tinubu’s harsh economic policies.

TINUBU WITH TOOTHPICK
July 3, 2024

WHO releases clinical treatment guideline for tobacco cessation

WHO has recommended a comprehensive set of tobacco cessation interventions in its first guidelines on tobacco cessation.

Tobacco
February 2, 2024

Nigerien citizen jailed 78 months in U.S. over firearm charges

“But when he took that quest for knowledge to a gun range, picked up a gun, handled the ammo and fired it, he went from student to criminal,” said the court.

Fire arms used to illustrate the story
December 14, 2023

Tobacco industry promoting ‘false evidence’ on e-cigarettes: WHO

“Kids are being recruited and trapped at an early age to use e-cigarettes and may get hooked on nicotine,’’ WHO chief said.

A feotus (Credit: Verwell Health) E-cigarette (Credit: Adelaide Vape Shop)
September 15, 2023

Nigeria’s inflation rate hit 25.80% in August: NBS

According to the report, the figure of 1.72 per cent is higher than the 24.08 per cent recorded in July 2023.

Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
May 31, 2023

Over 1,200 Fijians killed yearly due to tobacco use: Official

Fiji’s health ministry said this causes the country an economic loss of millions of dollars due to healthcare costs and productivity losses.

Fijians smoking Tobacco
May 18, 2023

NHF seeks more efforts to reduce hypertension in Nigeria

NHF has called for collective efforts to address the country’s high hypertension burden as Nigeria commemorates Wednesday’s 2023 World Hypertension Day.

HEART SYSTEM
June 24, 2022

FG collecting N10 per litre tax on sugary drinks: Customs

President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime says it has begun the implementation of the N10 taxation per litre of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) to reduce non-communicable diseases.