The Lagos State Government has penalised 580 nightclubs and restaurants for breaching indoor smoking regulations in 2024, as part of its drive to promote public health and enforce safety standards across the state. The Director-General of the Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, said this during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday denied claims that it approved the use of Lung Detox Tea, alleged to promote smoking. In a statement by its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and posted on its X (formerly Twitter) handle, the agency clarified that the application for the product’s approval had been rejected. This rejection …

A Professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin, Gabriel Olaiya Omotoso has identified tobacco smoking as a leading cause of preventable death and disease worldwide, saying that it “causes more than 8 million deaths yearly”. While delivering the 259th inaugural lecture of the university, Omotoso said that the latest global estimate of tobacco users is 1.25 billion people, 80 per cent …

The Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board, (NFVCB), Dr.Shaibu Husseini has clarified the viral reports, claiming that he said the Federal Government had approved the prohibition of money rituals and smoking in Nigerian films. Husseini reportedly made the announcement at a national stakeholders engagement on smoke-free Nollywood in Enugu during the week. The event was organised …

The Federal Government has approved the prohibition of money rituals and glamourising of vices in Nigerian films, according to the Executive Director/CEO of National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Dr. Shaibu Husseini. He disclosed this at a National Stakeholders Engagement on Smoke-Free Nollywood held in Enugu on Wednesday. The event was organised by the NFVCB and Corporate Accountability and …

Nigerian singer Bella Shmurda has said he quit smoking weed due to anxiety. The ‘Cash App’ crooner explained that he stopped smoking weed four years ago because he was “scared of the future.” He, however, admitted that he still smokes cigarettes. Speaking in the latest episode of the ‘In My Opinion’ podcast, Shmurda said: “I don’t smoke igbo [weed]. I …