Drugs Archives — City Business News

December 26, 2024 No Responses

Four Drug Lords Forfeit VGC Houses, N67m, $50,000

Four drug kingpins arrested in connection with the historic seizure of 2,139.55 kilograms of cocaine at an Ikorodu residential estate in 2022, have been convicted by a Federal High Court, Lagos, presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro who sentenced them...

November 6, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests 38 Suspects, Seizes 226kg Of Drugs

The Niger State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has reported significant progress in its fight against drug trafficking and abuse within the state. According to a statement issued by the Niger State Commandant of the NDLEA,...

October 13, 2024 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds N3.1b Heroin At Lagos Airport

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos have arrested a Thailand returnee, Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simon peter, for importing 13.30 kilograms of heroin worth over N3.192 billion.Thi...

September 26, 2023 No Responses

Customs Intercepts Hard Drugs, IED Materials, Others Worth N1.6b

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ’C’ has intercepted cannabis sativa, raw materials for production of explosive devices, as well as other contraband with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) N1.6b. The Zone also arrested nine (9) suspects in.....

September 11, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds Meth, Skunk Consignments At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of skunk concealed in tomato paste tins and methamphetamine hidden in used clothes. The hard drugs were meant for export to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. A statement by the...

August 29, 2023 No Responses

Customs Impounds N550 Drugs At Tin Can Port, Rejects $54,300 Bribe

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)Tin-Can Island Port command, Apapa, Lagos, has detained two suspects for allegedly importing N550million worth of banned drugs. Briefing Journalists in Lagos on Monday, Customs Area Controller, Adekunle Oloyede, explained&...

July 17, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Europe-Bound Student With Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a teenage student, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi, 19, with Methamphetamine drugs concealed inside crayfish. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi explained that Daberechi ...

April 5, 2023 No Responses

Stakeholders Task Pharmaceutical Firm On Patent Right For HIV, Hepatitis Drugs

Stakeholders on Tuesday demanded an open license for the generic production of HIV and hepatitis C drugs to allow low- and middle-income countries access to lifesaving drugs. They made the call at a news briefing organised by AIDS HealthCare Foundati...

March 6, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 778,190 Pills Of Tramadol, Others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has Intercepted 778,190 pills of pharmaceutical opioids including tramadol from suspects in Taraba and other states. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday explained that...

May 3, 2022 No Responses

NDLEA Uncovers N22b Imported Tramadol

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that ongoing investigation of a suspected drug baron, (name withheld) has led to the discovery of more than N22billion worth of tramadol. A statement issued on Tuesday by NDLEA Director...

December 27, 2021 No Responses

Performance Enhancing Drugs Can Lead To Stroke, Sudden Death, NAFDAC Warns

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to desist from using performance enhancing substances known as aphrodisiac in order to impress their female partner, According to NAFDAC, consumption of s...

January 25, 2021 No Responses

NAFDAC Implores MSMEs On Benefits Of AfCFTA

The Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has reiterated the Agency’s resolve to encourage the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises MSMEs in Nigeria to take advantage of the Africa Conti...

November 24, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Warns Against Overdose Of Allergy Drugs

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public to be careful of taking more than recommended doses of popular over-the-counter (OTC) allergy medicines. The warning was contained in a...