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…
Federal Government through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), is set to partner with the General Directorate Of Narcotics Control (GDNC) of Saudi Arabia in the fight against drug abuse Both agencies have agreed to strengthen their partnership in…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it has arrested no fewer than five thousand suspects and secured 500 convictions between January and May for drug abuse and trafficking. The agency’s Chief Executive Officer, Retired Brig.-Gen. Mohamed Marwa, made…
Abimbola Abatta, Osogbo Secondary school students in Osun State have been warned to shun cultism, illicit use of drugs, internet fraud and other social vices. The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Osun State chapter gave the advice while flagging…
The menace of drug abuse has continued to attract its share of attention in Nigeria. Recently, clampdown by the Government, particularly through the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has continued to reveal the depth of transactions exchanging hands within…
The mere mention of the phenomenon of drug abuse in Nigeria would send signals of warnings when consideration is given to the impact analysis the phenomenon poses to societal formations and coexistence. The preponderance of criminal dispositions have been established…
The Niger Government has donated three buses to the Committee Against Substance Abuse and Other Related Crimes recently inaugurated by Gov Abubakar Bello, according to Mr Haruna Kwetishe, NDLEA commander in the north-central state. Kwetishe told newsmen on Friday in…
Eye Opener Women and Youth Foundation, a Non Governmental Organization (NGO), says it is working with families to tackle drug abuse in Kaduna State. The President of the Foundation, Mrs Magret Julius, told newsmen on Thursday in Kaduna that the…
