By Emmanuel Onwuka For Tolu Ajibola, winning a ₦3 million grant was more than an award. It was an opportunity to grow an agricultural business. Ajibola was the winner of the 2024 Farmers for the Future programme backed by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF). The programme awarded a total of ₦10 million to…
By Kelvin Obambon Civil society organizations and tobacco control advocates have gathered for a two-day capacity-building workshop aimed at addressing the evolving strategies of the tobacco industry and strengthening public health advocacy in Nigeria. Organized by the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA), the program was held under the theme, “Advancing Interference, Advancing Policy: The Future…
The Nigerian tobacco-control community has rejected a bill seeking to amend the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) 2015, describing it as a catastrophic reversal of public-health gains and a wicked attack on young people and future generations. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the coalition declared that the bill must not advance, regardless of…
By Kelvin Obambon As the global community marks World No Tobacco Day 2026, the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) has issued a stark warning regarding the aggressive and deceptive marketing strategies employed by the tobacco industry to hook young Nigerians on nicotine and tobacco products. This year’s global theme, “Unmasking the appeal – countering nicotine…
