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- 12 Oct 2021
FG Targeting Drug Cartels’ Assets, NDLEA Boss
Mohamed Buba Marwa, chairman/chief executive, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said Nigeria is prepared to go after the assets of drug barons and traffickers in any part of the…
- 9 May 2021
NDLEA Uncovers Online Drug Trafficking Cartel in Abuja
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted an alleged online drug trafficking cartel in Abuja. The group, according to a statement issued on Sunday by Mr Femi…
- 4 Aug 2008
Hard Drugs: NDLEA Bursts Courier Companies, Arrests Four
Four arrests at leading courier companies in Nigeria recently have exposed the dangerous complexity of illicit drugs trade, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek investigations can now reveal. The National Drug…
- 11 May 2009
Giade Reinstates Commitment to the Drug War
Ahmadu Giade, chairman /chief executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has described the illicit drug business as a very serious business but however assured that the agency is…
- 12 Feb 2025
NDLEA Says 14m Nigerians Affected by Consumption of Harmful Drugs
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said no fewer than 14 million Nigerians are estimated to be involved in and addicted to the consumption of harmful drugs. Mrs Yetunde Joyifous, deputy…
- 28 Aug 2022
NDLEA Arrests Lagos Airport Cleaner who Leads Drug Syndicate
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a cleaner at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, Ohiagu Sunday, who leads a drug syndicate at…
- 17 Jul 2026
NCC, NDLEA Partner to Fight Piracy and Drug Trafficking
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fight against piracy and drug trafficking in the country. NCC…
- 7 Aug 2022
NDLEA, NCC Renew Partnership to Check Piracy, Drug Abuse Crimes
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have renewed their partnership in the fight against organized crimes, including drug trafficking and…
- 9 Jun 2021
Researchers Find Drugs in Dam that Supplies Water to FCT
Researchers said that they have found traces of drugs in Usuma Dam, the source of public water supply in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). They also listed the effects of these drugs on aquatic…
- 24 Jun 2015
NDLEA Busts Global Drugs Syndicate; Arrests Kingpin
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is celebrating the record-breaking arrest of a popular businessman, alleged to be leader of an international drug trafficking organisation, who recruits…
- 2 Apr 2021
NDLEA Pushes for Drug Test on all Nigerians
Buba Marwa, chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said that the current push to conduct drug test on politicians, workers and students, is to enable the organization provide…
- 23 Apr 2019
NAFDAC Raises Alarm over Fake Anti-Hypertensive Drug in Circulation
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the circulation of a fake anti-hypertensive drug. Prof. Moji Adeyeye, director-general NAFDAC, in a…
- 27 Feb 2025
NAFDAC Introduces Traceability Technology to Combat Fake Drugs
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has taken a significant step in its fight against substandard and falsified drugs by introducing advanced traceability technology…
- 3 Sept 2021
Drug War: Barons Threatening to Kill Me- Marwa
Buba Marwa, chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said that he gets death threats from drug barons on a regular basis. Marwa, former Lagos State military administrator,…
- 28 Apr 2013
Nigerian Army of Drug Addicts Rings Danger
More Nigerian youths are becoming addicted to drugs and substances causing physiological distortions of their brain chemistries; explaining the high rate of anti-social behavior in the country, a…
- 23 Apr 2012
Enlisting Technology on War against Fake Drugs
Enlisting technology in the war against fake and counterfeit medicines is a great initiative that is paying off and safeguarding precious lives. This is because staying ahead of fake drug merchants…
- 21 Aug 2016
Help! Fake Malaria Drugs Killing Nigerians
Fakers of anti-malaria drugs have launched all out attacks on Nigerians using counterfeit and substandard anti-malaria medicines as main weapons of mass destruction. An estimated 100 million malaria…
- 25 Jun 2026
MTN ASAP Enugu Stakeholders' Conference Rallies More Action Against Youth Drug Abuse, Unveils N33Bn ASAP Impact
In a renewed push to confront the rising tide of drug abuse among Nigerian youth, stakeholders converged on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at the ICC Dome, Enugu, for a State Stakeholders' Engagement…
- 11 Jun 2021
NIPOST Partners NDLEA to Tackle Use of Courier Firms to Move Drugs, Weapons
Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has offered to partner with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to expose individuals and organisations using the logistics service providers to…
- 21 Mar 2025
NAFDAC Destroys over N1 Trillion Fake Drugs in Anambra
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has incinerated counterfeit, substandard, and fake pharmaceutical products valued at over N1trn at the Anambra State Waste…
- 2 Aug 2026
Lenacapavir, HIV Injectable Drug Offers Pregnant, Lactating Mothers 100 Percent Protection - Study
Lenacapavir, injectable HIV prevention drug, has been found to provide 100 percent protection against HIV infection among pregnant and breastfeeding women using it as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).…
- 1 Oct 2023
NITDA Partners PSN to Create Drug Information Centre
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has expressed its commitment to partner with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in establishing a Drug Information Centre to…
- 9 Mar 2025
NAFDAC's Fight Against Counterfeit Drugs Reaches New Heights with Ibadan Raid
National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday destroyed counterfeit pharmaceuticals and other products worth about N100 billion at Moniya dump sites in Ibadan, Oyo…
- 25 Jun 2020
MTN Collaborates With Netng to Create Awareness About Drug and Substance Abuse
MTN, Nigeria’s leading telecommunications company, will be commemorating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking with an unfiltered conversation about the increasing…
- 10 Feb 2026
NAFDAC Seizes N3Bn Fake Malaria Drugs, Cosmetics in Lagos Raid
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized more than 10 million doses of counterfeit malaria medicines and cosmetic products valued at about N3 billion at the…
- 24 Jun 2021
MTN Leads Conversation on Substance Abuse with “Drug Convos”
MTN Nigeria will be commemorating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking with conversations about the prevalence of substance abuse among Nigerian youth. The telecom…
- 7 Mar 2025
Nigeria to Receive Leprosy Drugs after Year-Long Delay
World Health Organization (WHO) has said it will send leprosy drugs to Nigeria this weekend after resolving testing hold-ups that led to a year-long delay in thousands of patients, including…
- 14 Aug 2014
FG Claims Ebola Drug Find; US Suspects Fraud
Nigeria has received experimental drug from unnamed Nigerian scientist to treat Ebola virus, but the government may face a difficult choice deciding which handful of Ebola patients in Nigeria will…
- 6 Apr 2018
Scientists Find Combo Drugs that Kill Lung Cancer
There is hope for lung cancer sufferers worldwide as a breakthrough research has found that the use of two existing drugs could successfully treat the disease. The study delves deep into the…
- 14 Mar 2015
Customs Boosts Fight against Fake Drugs with 50 Computers
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has donated 50 computers and accessories to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in an effort to support and encourage its…