Kano NDLEA discovers illegal codeine powder lab; impounds cocaine, others
The Kano State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had secured the conviction of 107 drug peddlers in 2019. The NDLEA commander Dr Ibrahim Abdul…
59 containers of tramadol seized in November; importers shift to Rivers State
Since the ban on the use of tramadol and codeine among other psychotropic drugs, there has been an upsurge importation with the month of November recording a huge haul of…
Nigerian leaders are on codeine
KEN UGBECHIE It was not until the national-awakening documentary by BBC on the insidious harm of codeine on some Nigerians that I began to take a closer look at the…
Codeine: NAFDAC lifts shutdown on Emzor, 2 other Pharmaceuticals
May 12, 2018 NAFDAC on Saturday lifted the shutdown order on three companies who were closed on May 7, for production of codeine cough syrups have been lifted and the…
Students union decries high rate of drug abuse in universities, colleges
May 4, 2018 Mr Degboh Ayil, the Speaker, West African Students Union Parliament (WASUP) on Friday decried the increasing rate of drug abuse in Nigerian universities and colleges of education….
Drug Abuse: FG bans production, importation of syrups containing codeine
The Federal Government has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough syrup preparations to check substance abuse among Nigerians. The Minister of Health, Prof….
NDLEA destroys 14,360 tonnes of hard drugs in Adamawa
April 30, 2018 The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday, destroyed 14, 360 tonnes of illicit drugs in Yola, Adamawa. Mr Yakubu Kibo, the State Commander of the…