The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health, has launched a campaign to ban smoking in 9 public places across
the country Nigeria In a communiqué, the ministry said according to Section 9 of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Act 2015, once convicted,
offendersare liable to a fine of at least N50, 000 and/or six months’ imprisonment. Tagged the Clean Air Campaign, the ministry
said the law would henceforth be taken seriously in a bid to protect and promotethe citizens’ right to health, life, physical
integrity and safety. To carry out the campaign successfully, the ministry also said it was being supported by the Cancer
Society of Nigeria, World Health Organisation, ONE Campaign, Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, Civil Society Organisations and the Tobacco Free
Kids based in Washington DC, United States. Public places where smoking is prohibited by law in Nigeria include: *child care facilities -
*educational facilities -
*health care facilities
*playgrounds/amusement parks
*public parks (gardens) -
*stadia *restaurants/bars
* public transportation parks and -
*Plazas. “The Federal Ministry of Health is committed to the fight to ensure a tobacco-free Nigeria, and will in the weeks and months
ahead actively collaborate with law enforcement agencies to ensure enforcement of the Act, and with the National Assembly to
ensure that necessary supporting regulation is passed.”

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