About 3m Nigerians suffering varying forms of drug use disorders – UNODCÂ
June 25, 2021 Over 14.3 million people in Nigeria used different kinds of drugs in the year 2020, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said in its…
Calls by Ondo State Gov, some legislators to legalise cannabis must be resisted at all cost – NDLEA bossÂ
June 21, 2021 Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Marwa has opposed demands for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria. Marwa said the nation cannot afford…
Drug abuse: NDLEA says 10.6 m Nigerians use Cannabis, going after illicit drugs production labs
April 19, 2021 Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said the agency is pressing on with its offensive action…
FG to establish specialised courts, judicial divisions on SGBV– Malami
The Federal Government is working towards the establishment of specialised courts and judicial divisions that will focus on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). The Attorney General of the Federation and…
CPI: Five Key Reasons Nigeria Dropped
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/ Transparency International (TI) Nigeria on Thursday released its 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). According to the index, Nigeria experienced a striking decline, the…
CPI: Nigeria Drops To 149, Worst Ranking Since 2015
Nigeria has recorded its worst rating on Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perception Index, CPI, since 2015. In the 2020 index released on Thursday, the country scored 25 out of 100…
Africa loses $50 billion annually to Illicit financial flows – UN deputy chief
Illicit financial flows (IFFs) is robbing the continent of US$50 billion annually, even as Africa is mobilising resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development. This indication was given by the…
UN appoints NAPTIP’s DG into UNODC board of trustees
The United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA), has appointed Mrs. Julie Okah-Donli, the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), to the board of trustees…
Beware of toxic hand sanitisers on sale – U.S. agency warns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says some hand sanitisers have been found to contain 1-propanol, a toxin that can harm the central nervous system. FDA said in a…
Drug abuse is the root cause of most of our problems including security, it must be tackled – Marwa
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee For The Elimination Of Drug Abuse, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, on Monday, said the country would be finished if drug abuse is not comprehensively…