The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) held a training session for secondary school students on substance abuse and prevention during the 10th anniversary of the Open Africa Foundation in Lagos on Thursday. The event, organised in collaboration with Forensic Insight Ltd and Summit Leadership Institute, featured demonstrations on the effects of legal, illegal, and
Nigeria’s fight against insecurity cannot be won with weapons alone but requires discipline, civic responsibility and resilience among citizens, the head of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has warned. Retired Brigadier-General Buba Marwa stated that the country risked remaining vulnerable if its citizens lacked character and a sense of duty. Speaking in Abuja
The Bayelsa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a well-known drug dealer, Chief Emeka Opara, for allegedly supplying illicit substances to students of Niger Delta University (NDU), Amassoma. Opara, 52, was caught alongside his 25-year-old salesgirl, Chidinma Onuoha, during a raid on his home and shop on Friday, August
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Federal Ministry of Education have agreed to include drug education in the curricula of secondary schools. Both organisations have also decided to conduct compulsory drug integrity tests for students in tertiary institutions. In a meeting between Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, and a delegation
Chrisland University, Abeokuta, has deepened its collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ogun State Command, in a renewed effort to combat drug abuse among students and within its host community. During a courtesy visit to the university, the Ogun State NDLEA Commandant, Tijjani Rabe, commended the institution for being the only one
