Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Public smokers risk 6-month jail term in Lagos!!

The Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed a bill, aimed at banning smoking in public places in the state.This came after several months of deliberation and public engagement, mainly to sensitise and gather residents� opinions on the bill.The 16-section bill, said that posting of signs which states �no smoking,� with a picture depicting a burning cigarette enclosed in a circle with a bar across, should be displayed in all �no smoking areas.�The assembly noted that the picture depicting ban of smoking in a particular public place would...