Tag: Drug abuse

June 26, 2020

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, Peter Obi, has blamed the horrible spate ...

Kano to begin compulsory drug tests for political office holders, civil servants, students

June 26, 2020

In a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammed Garba, on Friday, to mark the International Day ...

NDLEA arrests suspect with 247kg cannabis in Imo

April 7, 2020

The Imo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a 48 year-old-man with substance suspected to ...

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Drug abuse: 19 Northern Governors’ wives vow to rehabilitate youths

September 17, 2019

Wives of the 19 Northern States Governors on Tuesday said they are to tackle the issue of drug abuse that ...

Breaking: 37 political parties back APC candidate for Kwara governorship race

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Gov. AbdulRazaq urges youth to shun drug abuse

August 21, 2019

AbdulRazaq made the call on Tuesday evening in Ilorin, the state capital, when he received members of the Scouts Association ...

Dillian Whyte insists on Tyson Fury fight

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Drug abuse: WBC suspends Dillian Whyte

July 31, 2019

Whyte, who was cleared to fight by UK Anti-Doping and the British Boxing Board of Control, won the WBC's interim ...

Odumakin wants more government action to check drug abuse

June 26, 2019

A women’s rights activist, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, has called for a state of emergency in the health sector in Nigeria, ...

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MTN ASAP: Rivers, Imo join in fight against substance abuse

June 3, 2019

The MTN-led Anti Substance Abuse Programme has berthed the campaign against drug abuse in Rivers and Imo, an official said ...

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Drug Abuse: FG reviewing National Drug Control Master Plan – Buhari

May 27, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said his administration is in the process of reviewing the National Drug Control Master Plan ...

Drug trafficking: FG reads riot act to airlines

April 11, 2019

The Federal Government says it will henceforth penalise any airline whose staff collude with baggage handlers to tag names of ...

FG restates commitment to solving drug abuse menace

April 11, 2019

The Presidential Advisory Committee on Elimination of Drug Abuse on Thursday restated its commitment to solving drug abuse menace in ...

Drug Abuse: No new registration for alcohol in sachets — NAFDAC DG

February 12, 2019

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says it will no longer approve new registration for alcohol ...

Drug abuse: Presidential committee pledges to support NAFDAC

January 23, 2019

The Presidential Committee on Elimination of Drug Abuse has pledged unwavering support to the National Agency for Food Administration and ...

Minister lists factors responsible for Zamfara’s security challenges

December 23, 2018

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, says drug abuse, unemployment and governance are responsible for the “deplorable security situation in ...

NDLEA to curb drug abuse through task force

November 24, 2018

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it will adopt task force approach in combating drug abuse and trafficking in ...

Psychiatrist raises alarm over drug abuse in Adamawa

November 9, 2018

Vandi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Yola, expressed concern over the increasing rate ...

Drug abuse: NURTW moves to curb menace among commercial drivers

October 29, 2018

Olugbade Olagunju, the Secretary, NURTW in FCT, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on ...

Drug abuse: NDLEA sets up Drug Control Committee

October 18, 2018

As part of efforts to address cases of drug abuse in Gombe State, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says ...

Obasanjo urges West Africa to decriminalise drugs