…NAFDAC now using ‘Track and Trace’ — DG …We are battle-ready to review previous activities — NCTC National Coordinator By Sodiq Adelakun The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) have vowed…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has stepped up its campaign against drug abuse, cultism and other social vices in schools across the Niger Delta region. Speaking during a one-day sensitisation campaign against drug abuse, cultism and other social vices…
Pervasiveness of drug abuse in Nigeria has grown to a height where the scorching impacts may leave the Country with unsavoury narratives if not promptly checked appropriately. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recently, mentioned that no less than…
An Anambra lawmaker, Dr Nnamdi Umeh, has identified the high rate of drug abuse among youths as the major factor propelling insecurity in the country. Umeh, also the House Committee Chairman on Health, made the assertion while speaking with journalists…
The Ondo State Committee on Drug Control has advised youths in the state to shun drug abuse, saying that they could still achieve success without indulging in the usage of stimulants. Mrs Folukemi Aladenola, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, stated…
The Ondo State Committee on Drug Control on Tuesday warned pregnant women to desist from drug abuse, saying that it could lead to imbecility in their expected children. The committee stated this while sensitising some pregnant women on dangers of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has announced that a special task force has been set up across Nigeria to track and dismantle drug cartels behind the production and distribution of methamphetamine, popularly called Mkpuru Mmiri. NDLEA Chairman, Mohamed…
The rounds of the interception of hard drugs by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have come to assume a dimension reflecting an entrenched network of the misadventure of drug trafficking in the Country. Reports of such interceptions and…
The Lagos House of Assembly, has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of the state legislature’s support in the fight against drug abuse through appropriate legislation. The Speaker of the House, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, made the pledge when…
A Mental Health expert, Prof. Badru Fatai, has described the high prevalence of drug abuse among youths in Nigeria as a threat to the society and economic development of the nation. Fatai, also a Professor of Nursing at the College…
