Drug abuse

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the report of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the advisory committee, which was…

Students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, who are interested in contesting for position in the Students’ Union must undergo drug tests the school management has revealed. In a statement released in Ibadan…

A consultant psychiatrist, Dr Peter Nubi, on Wednesday says that ceaseless vigilance by parents and guardians remains key in the fight against drug abuse and addictions among youths. Nubi, who is also a rehabilitation expert at Grace…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called on the Plateau Government to establish a rehabilitation center for drugs addicts in the state. Mr. Ibrahim Braji, the state NDLEA Commander, made the appeal during an interview on…

An NGO named Drug and Substance Abuse Eradication Initiative, says it is sensitizing secondary schools students in Nasarawa State against drug abuse and other social vices due to their negative effects on the society. Mr Moses Manjo, the…

The Cross River Government has inaugurated its Health Emergency Response Team to curb emerging disease outbreaks and the rising cases of drug abuse among youths in the state. Inaugurating the team on Monday in Calabar, Dr Inyang Asibong,…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has commended the Federal Government for banning the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough syrup preparations. NSCDC’s Spokesman in Jigawa,…

Following the frightening dimension of drug abuse among the nation's youths, the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has decided to close down all unregistered pharmacies and Patent and Proprietary Medicines Vendors’ Shops (PPMVs) in the…

The Senate has assured Nigerians that the National Drug Control Bill and National Mental Health Bill will be prioritised and passed into law before 2019. Mr Tony Isama, Special Assistant on Health Matters to the President of the Senate,…

The Senate has developed two draft bills for legislation to tackle drug abuse. This was part of the outcome of the roundtable convened by the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, in December 2017 in Kano on the rising drug abuse…