Tag: drug
Stakeholders warn Nigeria’s reliance on imported drug ingredients threatens medicine security
Nigeria’s dependence on imported ingredients to produce medicines could threaten the country’s medicine security, particularly during global supply disruptions. This was a major concern...
‘Heroes’ Star Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36 After Accidental Drug Overdose
American actress Hayden Panettiere, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, has died at the age of 36. The Greenville County Coroner’s...
Troops arrest five suspected drug peddlers in Delta
Troops of the 90 Amphibious Battalion, in collaboration with personnel of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested five suspected illicit drug...
Tinubu’s alleged drug case takes new twist as US firm hints...
A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has hinted at providing video evidence in the alleged drug trafficking case linked to...
Police arrest suspects over alleged extortion, drug, theft in Yobe raids
The Yobe State Police Command said it has arrested several suspects in separate operations over alleged extortion, drug-related offences and theft across the state....
Alleged drug trafficking: Tinubu joins US Justice Department’s request for 10-day...
President Bola Tinubu has joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s request for a 10-day extension to respond to a motion seeking the release of...
NCC, NDLEA sign MoU in Alliance against Drug Trafficking, Piracy
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to forge an alliance...
FG expands cancer funding, local drug production
The federal government has said it is expanding funding, local drug production and research to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment while easing patients’...
NDLEA Nab Two Elderly Men Over Drug Sales to Teen Students
An 84-year-old grandpa, Godfrey Orji and 75-year-old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora are now cooling their heels in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement...
Plateau Police Arrest 25 Suspects in Major Drug Raid in Jos
The Plateau State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on drug-related crimes with the arrest of 25 suspects during a coordinated operation targeting notorious...
