Health groups reject Tobacco Control Act amendment bill

…Warn proposed law could allow online sales of vapes, nicotine products
By John Alechenu
ABUJA — The Nigeria Tobacco Control Community, a coalition of more than 100 civil society organisations and health advocates, has rejected the National Tobacco Control Act (Amendment) Bill 2025, warning that the proposed legislation could weaken existing safeguards against tobacco and nicotine products.
The coalition, at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, urged the National Assembly to recall the bill for a comprehensive and transparent public health review.
Executive Director, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Akinbode Oluwafemi, described the proposed amendm...