Defence/Security
NDLEA decorates 114 newly promoted officers in Oyo
By Suleiman Shehu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has decorated 114 newly promoted officers in Oyo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
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Defence/Security
FG committed to dismantling drug cartels, promoting Nigerians’ wellbeing — SGF Akume
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to every initiative aimed at preventing illicit drug use, dismantling trafficking networks, expanding access…
Defence/Security
UNODC seeks health-centred response to drug challenge in Nigeria
By Ibironke Ariyo The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called for a coordinated, health-centred and evidence-based response to address illicit…
Defence/Security
No single institution can win war against drugs alone — Marwa
By Ibironke Ariyo The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has called for a coordinated national response to…
Features
Taking the fight to the cartels: NDLEA’s new drug war strategy
By Ibironke Ariyo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The arrest of three Mexican methamphetamine experts and seven Nigerian collaborators deep inside a forest in…
Defence/Security
Drug trade fuelling insecurity in Nigeria — UNODC
By Ibironke Ariyo The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned that the growing drug trade, driven by synthetic substances, evolving…
Defence/Security
Insecurity financed by drug trade exploiting technology, transnational routes — NDLEA
By Suleiman Shehu The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has attributed the rising insecurity in Nigeria to sophisticated criminal networks exploiting technology, social…
Health
VGADA seeks tech-driven interventions to counter evolving drug threats
By Ibironke Ariyo The Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA) Detox Centre has called for tech-driven and culturally grounded interventions to counter evolving drug threats…
Defence/Security
NDLEA seizes 5.3m kg of drugs worth N1.5tr in 18 months
By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it intercepted more than 5.3 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs worth about N1.5…
Defence/Security
NDLEA busts meth lab in Oyo forest, arrests Mexican, 4 others
By Ibironke Ariyo Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have struck yet another decisive blow against transnational drug syndicates following the…