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ECOWAS moves to combat drug abuse in West Africa

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2025

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has moved to combat drug abuse in the West Africa subregion with the development of a comprehensive digital platform to serve as a centralized system for data input by national focal points, as well as enhance the West African

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Amendment of NDLEA Act ‘ll bolster Nigeria’s drug control efforts – Fagbemi, Marwa

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2025

As the nation awaits the signing by President Bola Tinubu of the recently passed NDLEA Act, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi and the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) have said the law when it becomes operational would […]

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NDLEA, UK-HOIO sign MoU on operational partnership against illicit drugs

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2025

. It’s an agreement to safeguard lives and futures of our nations, says Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office International Operations (HOIO) of the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enhance the fight against transnational organized crime, particularly the trafficking of illicit drugs and […]

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N6.5 billion Opioids Intercepted by NDLEA at Lagos, Rivers Ports

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2025

Opioids worth over N6.5 billion have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers and the Apapa seaport, Lagos in the course of last week. According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the opioids with […]

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NDLEA, US-DEA to strengthen collaboration on drug war

Daily Dispatch May 23, 2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States (DEA) have stressed the need to strengthen current collaboration between the two agencies on the fight against the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. This was the highpoint of discussion during a meeting between the Chairman/Chief Executive

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N3.4 billion worth of opioids seized in Lagos, PH as NDLEA uncovers drugs in chocolate tins

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2025

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted no fewer 3.5 million pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup with combined street value of over N3,428,000,000.00 in both Port Harcourt, Rivers state and Lagos state. According to the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the bulk of the seizures: […]