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The Executive Director/ Chief of Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Segun Awolowo has said the council was poised to improve the quality of cocoa being produced in the country and make Nigeria the destination for the international market.
Awolowo who noted that the country can boost its economic development with quality produce made available in the international market said Nigeria was endowed with wide range of land for more cocoa cultivation.
He spoke at the weekend during a two-day training for cocoa farmers in Ikere-Ekiti and Ise-Ekiti of Ekiti State with the theme, ‘Best Agricultural Practices for Enhanced Produce and Quality of Cocoa Production for Export Market.’
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Health experts have highlighted the benefits of reducing tobacco smoking with the use of e-cigarettes.
Speaking at a virtual e-Cigarette Summit 2020, Alan R Boobis of the Imperial College London, said the liquid in e‐cigarettes, propylene glycol and/or vegetable glycerine(glycerol) was relatively non‐toxic at the levels present when inhaled over the short to medium term.
He advocated the consumption of electronic cigarettes which was considered safer than the conventional cigarettes.
This, he said, applies to both absolute and relative risk, in users and in bystanders.
He said there is uncertainty about the effects of long‐term, repeated exposure in users, nothing that nicotine has a range of pharmacological effects, including addiction.