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By Danie\u00a0 Gumm<\/strong><\/p>\n

LAGOS \u2013 AS the world marked the World No Tobacco Day, WNTD, the House of Representatives, yesterday, gave concurrent passage to the National Tobacco Control Bill, which was sponsored by Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora.<\/p>\n

The bill was passed by the Senate on 15 March.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Environmental Rights Action\/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA\/FoEN, commended the concurrent passage of the bill, describing it as a milestone in the history of public health in Nigeria.<\/p>\n

The passage of the Bill by both Houses of Assembly has also placed Nigeria on the global map of countries that have domesticated the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, FCTC.<\/p>\n

ERA\/FoEN Director of Corporate Accountability & Administration, Akinbode Oluwafemi said: \u201cWe commend the forthrightness of the House of Representatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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