NDLEA blames insurgency for increased drugs demand in North East
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has blamed the surge in demand for hard drugs in the North East to insurgency in the area.
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Increase in Drug Use Among Nigerian Youths
This week the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced that 30% Nigerian youths consume illicit drugs and according to
NDLEA apprehends suspect with cocaine in jacket at Lagos airport
Officials of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have discovered wraps of narcotics in the collar of a passengers’ jacket at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos.
30% Nigerian youths consume illicit drugs – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that about 20-30 per cent of youths consume illicit drugs saying that youth involvement in hard drugs is higher in Northern Nigeria.
Sokoto to administer malaria drugs to 1.8m kids
In a bid to mitigate the effect of malaria infection across Sokoto state, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has flagged off the house-to-house campaign for the administration of preventive drugs which targets estimated 1.8 million kids.
Researchers will begin testing an experimental Zika vaccine on humans
An experimental Zika vaccine is ready to be tested on humans. The US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light for the clinical trial,…
FG set to address rate of illicit drug peddling in Nigeria
In a bid to put an end to the increasing spate of illicit drug peddling and consumption across the country, the Federal Government said that concerted effort will be put in place to salvage the country from its negative consequences
NDLEA seizes 683kg of illicit drugs in 5 months in Taraba
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Taraba has said that it seized 683.668 kg illicit drugs between January and May 2016.
US donates 11 vehicles to NDLEA, boosts Nigeria’s counter-narcotic efforts
As part of continuing support from the United States to the government and people of Nigeria, the Washington has donated 11 pick-up trucks and transport vans to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
NDLEA arrests 13 drug traffickers in IDPs camp
The Borno State Command of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency said on Sunday it had arrested 13 drug traffickers in camps of Internally Displaced Persons.
