Asthma is a respiratory disease that attacks the lungs and causes breathlessness. It is a long-term condition that can affect children and adults. On World Asthma Day, the GINA aimed to address some of the most common myths and misconceptions surrounding asthma.

World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) in collaboration with healthcare groups and asthma educators to improve asthma awareness and care around the world. World Asthma Day is held on the first Tuesday in May. The annual event is observed to spread awareness about people suffering from asthma, a prevalent problem worldwide. 

According to GINA, efforts are made to ensure that international respiratory communities work together with patients and healthcare providers to implement asthma care solutions both, locally and globally.

The topic “Africa’s EduTech Model: Reshaping You for the Future” will crack the codes that will bequeath a legacy of transmuted learning environment that will birth a guaranteed future for Africans. With its huge resources and potential, the African continent cannot, therefore, afford to sit back and watch its future derail as other continents move forward.

Excise duties are indirect taxes on the sale or use of specific products, such as alcohol,  tobacco, and energy. In Nigeria, Excise duty is applicable on beer and stout, wines, spirits, and cigarettes. 

According to the 2022 Fiscal Policy Measures issued by the Federal Government in March  2022, the new regime applies to tobacco and its products (such as cigarettes), alcoholic beverages (beers and stouts, spirits, and wines), and non-alcoholic beverages and telecommunication services.  

While the implementation of the increased excise duty for alcoholic and tobacco products commenced on 1st June 2022, the Federal Government has widely publicised its intent to significantly increase excise tax for both the alcoholic and tobacco sectors.

The proposed move, if implemented, would amount to a departure from the recently established roadmap set out in the 2022 Fiscal Policy Measures and Tariffs Amendments  (FPM 2022) which covers 2022-2024.