Nollywood Guilds pledge support for smoke-free films campaign

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'Smoking remains prevalent in our movies, contravening the NTC Act and the Tobacco Control Regulations 2019'.

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According to him, besides the health implications, the glamourisation of smoking in films poses a negative influence on teens and young adults, who constitute the largest segment of Nigerian movie viewers.PREMIUM TIMES delivers fact-based journalism for Nigerians, by Nigerians — and our community of supporters, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth, meticulously researched news and information.

At the end of the sensitisation workshop, participants, including delegates of the various guilds present, unanimously pledged their support for smoke-free Nollywood. However, Salisu Muazu, MOPPAN’s Secretary General, emphasised the need for intensive education on the menace of smoking in films and offered to produce a Public Service Announcement .

 

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