The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday warned the public against fraudsters and scammers claiming to have shortlisted candidates for the recruitment exercise on behalf of the agency.

The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it apprehended 65 suspected drug traffickers and seized 4,582.57 kilograms of suspected drugs. The State Commander of the Agency, Mr. Buba Wakawa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Tuesday said that the arrests and seizures were made between […]

By  Sola Ogundipe Pharmacists under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Lagos State branch have cautioned against promoting and embracing Internet Pharmacy practice (also known as an online pharmacy) in Nigeria saying such move would only worsen the already bad fortunes of the nation’s drug distribution system. Chairman of the branch, Pharm Bola […]

By David Odama – Lafia Worried by the Circulation and consumption of illicit and substandard drugs in urban and rural areas, stakeholders in Nasarawa state have decried the trend and called for urgent measures to stem the danger posed in the state. They have Al’s identified the situation as the major challenge responsible for the […]

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Justice Peter Life of a Federal High Court sitting in Osun State on Wednesday ordered two friends, Akanni Kenny, and Abidoye Obafemi to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly being in possession of Cannabis Sativa, also known as Indian hemp. The judge said the duo should be remanded due to […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that it had intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with 500kg of Indian hemp in Ilorin. The agency also said that it had destroyed Indian hemp farmland in Ilorin. The Kwara Commander of NDLEA, Ambrose Umoru, who made the disclosure at a press conference in Ilorin, […]

By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin An attempt by some drug dealers to smuggle to PortHarcourt, the Rivers State capital of 238 kilograms of cannabis was foiled as officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo State Command who intercepted a vehicle conveying the substance at Abudu along the Benin – Asaba highway. Edo […]

By Sola Ogundipe Worried by the chaotic drug distribution system in Nigeria, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Lagos, State branch, has called on the Federal government to declare a state of emergency in the system. Speaking on the Day themed: “Safe and Effective Medicines For All,” the Chairman of the Lagos PSN, Pharm Bola also […]

By Ibironke Ariyo, Abuja The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) rtd. Col. Mustapha Abdallah has emerged as the 1st Vice Chairman of the Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (HONLEA) in Africa. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that HONLEA is the umbrella body of all African countries` Drug Law Enforcement Agencies. […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called for collective efforts to address the challenges of substance abuse as no fewer than 14 per cent of Nigerians abuse different substances through addiction. The Assistant Comptroller General, Narcotics, Mr Abdullahi Baba-Husseini, made this call on Saturday at the opening of a Capacity Building on Addiction […]