“Nigeria is planning a new tobacco bill that is believed to have stiffer anti tobacco laws”.
South Easterners in Nigeria are the highest consumers of tobacco, with about nine per cent of its adult population currently smoking, a Global Adult Tobacco Survey, GATS, released Thursday in Nigeria indicates.
Closely following the South East is the North Central – Middle Belt – where at least 8.5 per cent of its adult population is hooked on tobacco.
North West states, including Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto and Katsina, are the least smokers in Nigeria, with only three per cent of its adult population indulging in tobacco.
The North East, South-South and Southwest regions come between that range.
The survey, conducted in 2012, is Nigeria’s first official data documenting the prevalence and pattern of adult tobacco use in the country.
The survey polled 9,765 respondents across the 36 states of Nigeria – and the capital territory. The report was released by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The report establishes standard for discussions around tobacco issues in Nigeria. Until the GATS report, both the government and the civil society in Nigeria have relied on external estimates for policy and advocacy on tobacco.Any source
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