NIGERIA BANS CIGARETTES, BOOZE ADS

THE Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (Apcon) said on Thursday that radio and television advertisements for tobacco and alcohol would be banned starting next year. Apcon chairman Olu Falomo said the council had also banned hoardings advertising tobacco or alcoholic beverages at sporting events. Falomo said manufacturers could sponsor sporting events but could not display their products at them. Tobacco ads in Nigeria always end with the warning “smokers are liable to die young.” – AFP