Nigeria

2023
2021
2020
Rank 46 from a survey of 90 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
60

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
6
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
5
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
10
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
9
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
7
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
6
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
17
Rank 28 from a survey of 80 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
53

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
11
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
4
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
6
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
10
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
6
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
8
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
8
Rank 20 from a survey of 57 countries
Global Tobacco Index Score
49

Indicators

Indicator 1: Level of Participation in Policy Development
11
Indicator 2: Tobacco Industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility Activities
4
Indicator 3: Benefits to the Tobacco Industry
7
Indicator 4: Unnecessary Interaction between Government and Industry
8
Indicator 5: Measures for Transparency
5
Indicator 6: Preventing Conflicts of Interest
5
Indicator 7: Measures that Prevent Industry Influence
9

Nigeria became a Party to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control on January 18, 2006. The National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and the National Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 provide for transparency and accountability in government dealings with the tobacco industry. Section 25 of the National Tobacco Control Act stipulates that all meetings involving the government and the industry should be conducted in transparent manners and the details made readily available to the public. However, the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Act and Regulations violates this as state and federal government officials hold some meetings and interactions with the tobacco industry without publicly divulging the details.