
FG okays 6-month jail term for tabacco smokers
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a bill which seeks to ban tobacco advertisements in the country and imposes a six-month jail term and/or a N50,000 fine for people who smoke cigarettes outside designated smoking areas. The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, told State House correspondents after the FEC meeting in Abuja that the bill was approved by Read More