Vaping in Nigeria: Green Outside, Deadly Within
When, during the 1920s, the American public began to identify smoking as the cause of their persistent cough, throat irritation, and other related diseases, tobacco companies – fearing a threat to their profits – began a devious media blitz. Using mostly models who posed as doctors, they falsely claimed that cigarettes were harmless or that […]
Honouring Bold Leadership
On Monday, 16th June 2025, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) team paid a courtesy and advocacy visit to Hon. Bosun Osaloni, the Chairman of Ado-Ekiti Local Government in Ekiti State, and his leadership team. The visit followed the Chairman’s declaration of Ado Ekiti as a smoke-free city during the 2025 World No […]
Crafting Stronger Campaigns
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) joined Tobacco Control Advocates from across Africa for the 2025 Comms Master Class organised by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK). Held in Johannesburg, South Africa between June 3-5, the intensive training marked the grand finale of a month-long virtual learning series focused on strengthening the communications capacity […]
Ojude Oba Festival: CAPPA urges ban on smoking, tobacco ads
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Awujale of Ijebuland, to declare the Ojude Oba festival a No-Smoking or Smoke-Free Event, in the interest of public health. CAPPA, in a statement on Friday, appealed to the Awujale and the Organising Committee of the 2025 Ojude Oba festival to prohibit […]
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CAPPA To Awujale: Declare Ojude-Oba Smoke-Free
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged His Royal Majesty, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Ogbagba II, Awujale of Ijebuland, to declare the Ojude Oba festival a No-Smoking or Smoke-Free Event, in the interest of public health. CAPPA, in a statement on Thursday, appealed to the Awujale, and the Organising Committee of the 2025 […]
CAPPA excited over declaration of Ado-Ekiti as smoke-free city
As the world marks World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2025 with the theme, “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing the Tobacco Industry’s Tactics”, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has congratulated the Ekiti State Government on the historic declaration of the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, as a smoke-free city. In a statement on Friday, CAPPA described the […]
WNTD 2025: CAPPA Hails Ado-Ekiti’s Smoke-Free City Declaration, Tasks FG to Boost Tobacco Control Funding
As the world marks World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2025 with the theme, “Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing the Tobacco Industry’s Tactics”, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has congratulated the Ekiti State Government for the historic declaration of the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, as a smoke-free city. In a statement on Friday, CAPPA described the […]
NTCA, CAPPA Renew Call for Improved Tobacco Control Fund Budget
At a joint press conference in Abuja on March 25, 2025, the Nigerian Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) renewed their call on the Federal Government to significantly increase the Tobacco Control Fund (TCF) beyond the N13 million allocated to it in the national budget for 2025, in the […]
FCTC Anniversary: CAPPA Tasks Govt On Enforcement Of Tobacco Control Laws
As the world marks the 20th anniversary of the World Health Organisation Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (WHO) (FCCTC), Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Nigerian government to escalate enforcement of the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA), the National Tobacco Control Regulations, as well as the Regulation prohibiting promotion and glamourisation […]
CAPPA Calls for Stricter Enforcement of Nigeria’s Tobacco Control Laws
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION in Nigeria remains a major public health concern, with weak enforcement of existing laws allowing the industry to target vulnerable populations. Despite the establishment of the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) and accompanying regulations, tobacco-related illnesses continue to claim thousands of lives annually, with younger demographics increasingly exposed to harmful, unregulated nicotine products. […]
