Walk into a Lagos mall or scroll Instagram and you will find vapes in every flavour, no questions asked. So are they legal? Mostly, yes.
Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control Act 2015 and its 2019 regulations were built around cigarettes and tobacco leaf. Campaigners at CAPPA say products using synthetic nicotine may fall outside those rules on advertising, tax and smoke free spaces. Tobacco Control Laws, a global legal tracker, finds no Nigerian rule on vape age limits, flavours, online sales or use in indoor public places.
One clear rule does exist: 2024 film board regulations ban promoting vapes in films, music videos and skits.
A pending amendment bill could loosen things further. Until lawmakers act, the safest rule is your own: nicotine is addictive, whatever the flavour.
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