WHO FCTC

ERA/FoEN SLAMS PHILIP MORRIS: “YOU CAN’T BE A PRODUCER OF DEADLY WARES AND TALK ABOUT HARMS REDUCTION”

November 23, 2017 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has described as false and deceptive recent activities by Philip Morris International (PMI) to promote itself as a supporter of a “smoke-free world”. ERA/FoEN, in reaction to the start of PMI-funded training of senior journalists in Naivasha, Kenya, with the theme – Tobacco Harm Reduction: Towards […]

TOBACCO REGULATIONS LAW: TIME TO ACT By Uchenna Okafor

September 15, 2016September 15, 2016 Amurun KelvinLeave a Comment

When former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan signed the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act 2015 into law four days to the end of his administration most Nigerians heaved a sigh relief. The exhilarating feeling among Nigerians was not unanticipated as the law had gone through a tortuous road, almost declared missing at a point before resurrecting […]

ERA/FoEN, 40 organisations tackle BAT over Kenya Litigations

September 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

ERA/FoEN, 40 organisations tackle BAT over Kenya Litigations By Philip Ebuata Jakpor: The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and about 40 other organizations from across Africa and around the world have submitted a letter of support to Cabinet Secretary for Health, James Macharia as the Kenyan Ministry of Health prepares to defend […]