An Abuja-based Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) has reported that a research it conducted had revealed that 28,876 deaths related to tobacco smoking are recorded annually in Nigeria.
Marco Castradori, a research associate with the CSEA, made the revelation on Monday, in Kano, at a report dissemination workshop on the health burden and economic cost of smoking in Nigeria.
According to Mr Castradori, the number represents around 16 per cent of deaths from smoking-related diseases and above five per cent of all cases of deaths.
Usman Umar reports.
