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LASG to establish drug manufacturing agency—Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state has initiated process to establish a drug manufacturing agency to promote access to quality drugs and consumables. Abayomi disclosed this at the opening of the 7th Nigeria Pharma Manufacturers’ Expo (NPME) in Lagos on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the biennial programme, jointly organised…
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Edo guber election: APC calls for drug test on candidates
The Campaign Council of the APC for Edo Governorship Election has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to subject party candidates in the poll to compulsory drug tests. The council made the call in a statement by its Director of Media, Kassim Afegbua, on Wednesday in Benin. According to him, the candidates needs to present themselves for…
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Kogi govt. partners NDLEA on stamping out drug abuse in schools
The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, has promised the ministry’s readiness to partner the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to reduce drug abuse in schools across the state. Jones gave the assurance when the NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Umar Yahuza, led his management team on an advocacy visit to the commissioner’s office on Tuesday in…
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Zamfara seeks NYSC’s collaboration to fight drug abuse, human trafficking
The Zamfara State Government has called for partnership with the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in the fight against drug abuse and human trafficking. The Executive Secretary, Zamfara State Substance Abuse Control and Human Trafficking Agency, Mr Ishaq Anka, a pharmacist, made the call on Tuesday 0in Gusau when he visited the state’s NYSC management. Anka described drug abuse and…
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FG warns youths against drug addiction
The Federal Government on Saturday warned youths against getting involved in illicit drugs, as it is dangerous and inimical to human survival. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Ibrahim, gave the warning in Ado-Ekiti, at the end of a two-day sensitisation on the elimination of drug and substance abuse for young boys and girls in the southern zone of…
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Buni tasks security, stakeholders to scale up anti drug campaign
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has charged security agencies and other stakeholders to intensify campaign against drug abuse. Buni said this on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Ethical Re-orientation Campaign tagged: “Operation Gyaran Hali,” being implemented by the state Ministry of Religious Affairs and Ethical Re-Orientation. Buni decried the spate of substance abuse, especially among the youths, saying…
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NDLEA seeks collaborative action against drug abuse in tertiary institutions
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called for more proactive measures towards curbing drug abuse among tertiary institution students in the country. Mr Ndubuisi Agabus, the Keffi Area Commander, NDLEA, Nasarawa State, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Keffi on Thursday. Agabus, an Assistant Commander of Narcotics, said that drug abuse among tertiary institution students…
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Pharmaceutical society urges FG to ban open drug markets
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Edo chapter, has urged the Federal Government to ban open sale of drugs in markets in the interest of public health. The Chairman, Mr Chris Oisakede, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday. Oisakede said that the availability of drugs in the open market…
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Evotec collaborates with Pfizer to enhance drug discovery
German drug maker Evotec announced collaboration with U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer to advance drug discovery efforts in France. As per the multi-year master research collaboration and option and license agreement, the companies will initially focus on early discovery research for metabolic and infectious diseases. Evotec, based in Hamburg, noted that the research would be carried out at its sites in…
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NDLEA arrests couple, recovers N2.1b drug worth in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has arrested a couple, Mmadu Agbakoba and Ijeoma Agbakoba as well as their associate, for trafficking in cocaine worth N2.1 billion. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said they were arrested during a raid of the Lagos base…
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NDLEA to collaborate with traditional rulers in fight against illicit drug trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is to collaborate with all stakeholders including traditional rulers and community gatekeepers to ensure that the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is stamped out from communities across the country. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, made this known on Friday in Abuja when he received the Dein of Agbor,…
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NDLEA proposes mandatory drug test for prospective couples in Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano has proposed a mandatory drug test for prospective couples as part of measures to reduce drug abuse in the state. The NDLEA Commander in Kano, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Thursday. “The agency has introduced the Drug Intergrity Test Initiative anticipated to metamorphose…
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Ojokoro LCDA holds campaign against drug abuse
Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State has held a campaign to eradicate drug abuse among the youth in the community. Mr Hammed Tijani, the Executive Chairman of the LCDA, said during the sensitisation on Tuesday said that the campaign was part of a broader effort to foster a healthier and more prosperous community. “This campaign is not…
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No hiding place for drug barons, traffickers – says Marwa
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa has said that there was no hiding place for drug barons and their mules in the country. Marwa said this while reacting to the conviction of a Delhi, Indian-Bound drug trafficker, Charles Ogbonna, who bagged 25 years imprisonment for vomiting and excreting 80 wraps of cocaine. A statement…
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NDLEA raids Abuja drug party, arrests 60
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday said it raided a ‘drug party’ in Abuja and arrested 60 suspects. Its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said that the Friday party was dubbed: “Go hard or Go Home, Pick Your Poison”. “The suspects comprised of 25 males and 35 females; they were arrested at an apartment in Sun…
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NDLEA to inaugurate 3 drug rehabilitation centres in 2024
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is to inaugurate three new model rehabilitation centre before the end of the year 2024. The Director of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the agency was no longer scratching the…
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I am guilty of illicit drug peddling, man tells court
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Friday ordered the remand of a middle aged man, Toheeb Adediran, at the Agodi Correctional Centre, after he confessed to trading in 4.418 kg of Cannabis. Adediran confessed his guilt following his arraignment before Justice Ekerete Akpan, on a one-count charge of trading in illicit substances. Akpan consequently adjourned the suit until July…
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