Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- The Nigerian government has reported significant progress in tobacco control, with new data indicating declines in tobacco use nationwide.

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, disclosed this while delivering Nigeria's statement at the 11th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), in Geneva on Monday.

Mr Salako said the country has strengthened its tobacco enforcement measures, noting that Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) recently imposed a $110 million fine on British American Tobacco Nigeria (BATN).

He stated that the penalty resulted from multiple breach...