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Ransom: ‘Special Food Items, Drinks, Cigarettes and Cash Given to Kidnappers of Our Pupils’ – Ekiti School Principal

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The parents of the five 5 kidnapped students from the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure, Ekiti, who were recently freed from captivity have listed the items the bandits demanded before letting them go. They said on Sunday that their children’s abductors requested fried rice and energy drinks in addition to the N15 million […]

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Government to Increase Tax on Tobacco, Gives Reason

Government to Increase Tax on Tobacco, Gives Reason

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The federal government of Nigeria is set to increase the excise tax on tobacco products from 30% ad-valorem to 50%.  The review was disclosed by the Head of Tobacco Control Unit, Non-communicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Mangai Malau, on Tuesday, April 18, at the National Tobacco Control Budget Advocates Meeting in Abuja. […]

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Groups Order Big Brother Naija to Regulate On-screen Smoking of Cigarettes

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Some Non-Governmental Organisations have called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to regulate the upcoming Big Brother Naija (BBN) Season Seven, a popular reality television programme, to become smoke free. The Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance (NTCA) and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids gave the advice on Wednesday at a news conference in Abuja. Programme Officer of […]

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