COMMENT: Four years ago, Nigeria enacted a Tobacco Control Law which amongst its other provisions, prohibits the sale of tobacco products to minors, but the law has hardly been implemented.
especially countries like Nigeria — with a super young population and undergoing a demographic explosion — which it sees as its nextTobacco companies like British American Tobacco are recording strong and steady
which is another strong warning signal. Seeing the increased desire of adult smokers in the country to quit smoking, the industry is now targeting Nigeria’s children, which it sees as its next generation consumers, unhindered., half of Nigeria’s former daily adult smokers have quit smoking and almost two-third of its 4.7-million adult smokers are struggling to quit on their own.
“Of the 221 schools surveyed, 193 had a point of tobacco sale within 100 metres of the school premises and 127 of the 193 POS were within visible distance of the immediate school environment,” the report read. uncovered that the targeting efforts might have been successful as many of these kids have taken on to smoking. It is generally known that most adult smokers begin the habit from their teenage years, some even as early as 10 years old.
Confronted with the evidence, the Nigerian government has expressed outrage and has continued to make pronouncements without much action. The senate
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