Table 1.
Timeline of Nigeria’s Tobacco Control Legislative Efforts From 1990–2015
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Decree 20 enacted12 |
| 1995 | Unsuccessful attempt to review of Decree 20.12 |
| 1999 | May 29; Advent of the Fourth Republic after 16 years of military rule |
| 2000 | BAT Nigeria (BATN) incorporated as a Nigerian company81 |
| 2000 | Hon. Tony Anyanwu and Hon. Adamu Fanda introduce Tobacco Smoking (Control) Amendment Bill21 Presumably, this was the process to convert Decree 20 to become an Act26–28 |
| 2001 | February 6; first reading of Tobacco Smoking (Control) Amendment Bill21 |
| 2001 | British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN) buys remaining 40% shares of Nigerian Tobacco Company (NTC) becoming sole owner of NTC. NTC’s name is changed to BATN81,82 |
| 2002 | Senator Nnamdi Eriobuna (representing Anambra South) introduces Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Bill18 |
| 2002 | Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON) publishes guidelines banning all forms of tobacco advertising in the media28 |
| 2002 | March 20: Cross River State passes law prohibiting advertising cigarette and other tobacco products under Governor Donald Duke83 |
| 2004 | June 28: Nigeria signs FCTC13 |
| 2005 | October 20: Nigeria ratifies FCTC84 |
| 2005 | Senator Muhammed Abba Aji (representing Borno Central) introduced A Bill to Regulate the Production, Marketing and Consumption of Tobacco and Tobacco Products19 |
| 2006 | January 18: FCTC comes into force in Nigeria84 |
| 2007 | Federal Capital Territory, Abuja passes smokefree public places law under Minister Aliyu Modibo13,28 |
| 2008 | Senator Olorunmimbe Mamora (representing Lagos East) introduces the National Tobacco Control Bill (NTCB)17 |
| 2009 | February: Second reading on the NTCB13,28 |
| 2009 | July 20: Public hearing on the NTCB85 |
| 2009 | October 20: Osun State passes comprehensive smokefree public places law13 |
| 2011 | March 11: Senate passes NTCB May 31: House of Representatives passes NTCB86 May 29: NTCB dies without a signature by President Goodluck Jonathan |
| 2012 | Hon. Yacoob Bush-Alebiosu introduced the Tobacco Smoking (Control) Bill in the House of Representatives20 |
| 2012 | Senator Ifeanyi Okowa (representing Delta North) introduces NTCB16 |
| 2012 | September 26: Ekiti State passes Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Law under Governor Peter Fayose87 |
| 2013 | March 21: Tobacco Smoking (Control) Bill passes second reading in the house88 |
| 2014 | February 17: Lagos State passes Lagos State smokefree law under Governor Raji Fashola89 |
| 2014 | April 9: Federal Executive Council approves draft Tobacco Control Bill (Executive NTCB 2014) to be sent to the National Assembly32 |
| 2014 | September 24: Tobacco Control Bill passes first reading in the Senate90 |
| 2014 | July 16: Public hearing on new tobacco bill in the House of Representative33 |
| 2014 | October 15: Public hearing on tobacco bill in the House of Senate34 |
| 2015 | May 12: Both houses of National Assembly pass new tobacco bill35 |
| 2015 | May 26: President Jonathan signs the NTCA into law36 |
Precise dates are provided only if available.
FCTC = Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; NTCA = National Tobacco Control Act.