Nigeria Earns Global Praise for Bold Screen Content Regulation at World Tobacco Conference - TV360 Nigeria

Inside Nigeria’s bold move to detox media content - Prime Progress NG

This July, at the World Tobacco Conference in Ireland, Nigeria became the first African nation to officially regulate the depiction of tobacco use, ritual killings, narcotics and so-called “money rituals” in media content.  The decision drew wild praise from civil society groups, who hailed it as a bold step towards preserving public health and cultural values. This complements decisive efforts by the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB…

Nigeria Earns Global Praise for Bold Screen Content Regulation at World Tobacco Conference - TV360 Nigeria

Nigeria took center stage at the World Tobacco Conference held in Ireland from October 22 to 27, 2024, with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) receiving international acclaim for its groundbreaking content regulation policy. The NFVCB’s Executive Director and CEO, Dr. Shaibu Husseini, presented a comprehensive status report on the implementation of the NFVCB 2024 Regulation on the Control of Promotion and Glamourisation of Tobacco…