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As the world marked World No Tobacco Day, with the theme "Commit to Quit", the Nigeria Heart Foundation, NHF has tasked the Federal government over non-implementation of the 2007 Tobacco Act, even as it raised the alarm over the increasing number of Nigerians who smoke.

Dr Walter Mulombo, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative to Nigeria, says the world body is set to scale up programmes in 22 countries to help people to quit tobacco use