Regulate tobacco industry’s activities in Nigeria’s virtual space, NGO urges FG
NNN: An NGO, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has called on the Federal Government to regulate the activities of tobacco industry in the country’s virtual space. Executive Director of CAPPA, Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi, made the call in Abuja on Monday at the unveiling of a report, entitled “Tobacco Industry Capture of the Virtual […]
Trans fats on the plate of Journalists from the South-East
By Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello “I love my potatoes fried and as a single man, I don’t usually dispose of the oil, I reuse them. I am no exception like many ,” a smiling Sunday Elom of Orient Daily Newspaper told CAPPA media. He continues, “I fry yam and other foods and even red oil sometimes when I […]
Stakeholders seek enforcement of public smoke-free campaign
As the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) holds, today, World Health Organisation (WHO), stop smoking and no tobacco advocates and civil society organisations (CSOs) have urged the government at all levels to enforce a smoke-free public place policy in Nigeria WNTD is a day set aside by WHO and its partners to draw attention to […]
Enforce smoke-free public places policy, NGOs urge FG
NNN: Some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have called on the Federal Government to reinvigorate the enforcement of the smoke-free public places policy and the ban on Tobacco Advertising Promotion and Sponsorships (TAPS). They made the call in Abuja on Monday at a news conference in commemorating the 2022 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) with the theme “Protect the Environment’’. The organisations are, Corporate […]
Nigeria Spends N26.4bn Annually On Tobacco Induced Deseases
***Imports Tobacco From 44 Countries As 29,000 People Die Yearly ABUJA – Nigeria Health System spends about N29.4 billion annually on tobacco induced diseases, about 1.7 billion USD annually and also records annual death rate of about 29,000 people from tobacco induced diseases on a yearly basis, statistics from reeled out at a press conference […]
World No Tobacco Day 2022: Stop tobacco pollution of our environment, CAPPA tells FG
Says 3.5m hectares of land destroyed annually Nigeria spends N526bn annually on tobacco induced diseases As tobacco kills 29,000 Nigerians annually By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria joins rest of the world to commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2022, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, Monday, tasked the Federal Government to stop […]
CAPPA launches #Smokefree Nollywood Skit Challenge
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has launched the #Smokefree Nollywood Skit Challenge which seeks to increase awareness on the dangers of smoking and increase the pool of youths campaigning against the habit. According to the group, the competition is targeted at youths in the 18–35-year bracket. Contestants are expected to create a […]
CAPPA trains South-East journalists on Trans fats reporting
The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has trained journalists from the five states of the Southeast on effective reporting of trans fats. The two-day training organised in conjunction with the Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) in Enugu was funded by the Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI). The training was facilitated by […]
Why delayed gazette of trans-fat regulation is dangerous
Meals that contain unsaturated fats are prone to oxidation of fats and oils. This is easily noticed by the change in the appearance, taste and smell of such foods. Consumption of such meals is life threatening and could lead to several cardiovascular illnesses. Unfortunately, such meals are consumed regularly by Nigerians and has led to […]
Fatty Acids in foods: Journalists demand law on regulation
Journalists from various media houses on Sunday in Enugu urged the Federal Government to enact a law regulating the use and consumption of Industrial Trans-Fatty Acids (TFAs). Trans-Fatty Acids, also called trans-unsaturated fatty acids are unsaturated fat that naturally occur in small amounts in meat and milk fat. TFAs are made when food makers turn […]
