WOW; Pay 50K fine or go to jail for smoking in public

The minister for health has said that smoker will pay 50,000 fine or go to jail if they smoke publicly. If you must smoke, do it in your closet.

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The Nigerian Government has launched a campaign to ban smoking in public places including motor parks, shopping malls and health care centres.


According to research, people nearby that inhale the smoke die quicker than active smokers. Means it's very dangerous.

According to DailyPost Ministry of Health in a communiqué yesterday said according to Section 9 of the Nigeria Tobacco Control Act 2015, once convicted, offenders are liable to a fine of at least N50, 000 and/or six months’ imprisonment.

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Do you think it is good for smoking to be banned or should continue as it used to be?

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