Tramadol seizures in West Africa jumps ten-fold in three years – Report
Seizures of Tramadol drug increased ten-fold from 17 tonnes in 2014 to 170 tonnes in 2017 in West Africa, according to West African Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (WENDU) Report…
Customs seizes expired rice, tramadol, others with N2.713b duty value
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said that seized containers of rice, tramadol and unregistered pharmaceutical products, had duty paid value of N2,713,865,051. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed…
Customs discovers, seals tramadol and codeine warehouse in Lagos
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has discovered a tramadol and codeine warehouse in Lagos following the interception of 21 contraband drugs valued at over N5 billion. The National Public Relations…
Opioid use on the rise as tramadol crisis emerges in Africa – U.N. drug report
Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that showed deaths in the United States from overdoses still rising and a “crisis”…
Drug Abuse: FG Has Recalled Over 2.5m Bottles of Codeine- Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday disclosed that no fewer than 2.5 million bottles of codeine had been recalled from circulation across the country by…
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…
Customs intercepts another 13 containers of tramadol valued N3.13bn
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Friday said it intercepted another 13 containers of Tramadol, a banned addictive substance, and other items at Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos. The Comptroller-General of…
Aftermath of ban: Nigerians invent local Tramadol
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says the ban placed on tramadol has given rise to other forms of psychoactive stimulants. The NDLEA Commander in Yobe, Mr Apeh Reupen…
Drug abuse getting worse, Tramadol everywhere – NDLEA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said Nigeria might face a drug abuse epidemic due to increasing influx of Tramadol into the country. Mr Garba Ahmadu, the…
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…