Tag: DRUG ABUSE
Drug abuse: Tambuwal urges total ban on codeine syrups
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to totally ban Codeine syrups in the country.
Tambuwal made the call...
NDLEA attributes drug abuse to unregistered medicine stores
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has attributed the high rate and rampant abuse of codeine syrup and other dangerous drugs in the...
Medical director raises alarm over pandemic drug abuse in Nigeria
Dr Oluyemi Ogun, Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, on Monday, said that drug abuse was fast becoming a pandemic in the country...
NSCDC uncovers prostitution ring among students in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Borno on Sunday said it had uncovered a prostitution ring in various colleges and...
Drug abuse: Lagos police direct hotel, nightclub, bar owners to install...
The Lagos State Police Command has directed operators of nightclubs, beaches, hotels, bars, lounges, among others to henceforth put internal security measures in place...
Many Nigerian musicians are on drugs – Baba Dee
Dancehall musician and filmmaker, Dare Fasasi, better known as Baba Dee, has expressed worry over the growing use of illicit drugs by Nigerian musicians.
The...
Fight against drug abuse and crime, Ambode tells traditional rulers
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday charged traditional rulers and community leaders in the State to join hands with the government to...
Amdode commissions Redeemed Church’s drug rehabilitation centre
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday, urged parents, guardians and caregivers to watch out for drug addiction signs in their children and wards,...