By Femi Anamelechi The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has told an international gathering of judges, law enforcement chiefs, financial intelligence experts and academics that the war against drug trafficking cannot be won by arrests alone, but must be matched by an equally aggressive…
From Marcel Duru, Owerri. The New Medical Director of Federal Medical Center Owerri Dr. Emily Nzeribe has said that FMC Okigwe was created on June 3, 2026 after FG and Imo Govt signed the MoU to upgrade the former General Hospital, Okigwe because it’s a take-off facility, it’s inheriting many of the problems that affect…
By Femi Anamelechi The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd.) has charged officers, men and women of the anti-narcotics institution to remain resilient in view of the persistent nature of the drug challenge, which he described as a generational responsibility.He gave the charge on…
By Cosmas Okereafor The National Association of Lady Pharmacists (ALPs), has called on the federal government to up its game in the provision of infrastructures in the health sector to forestall migrations of medical personnel to other countries of the world. This call came on the heel of the preparation of the 17th Biennial Conference…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched a digital platform that will make its drug integrity test and visa clearance processes seamless, more accessible and ultimately curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria.The portal was unveiled at a press conference to flag off the digitization…
By C. Don Adinuba With the burial rites of Professor Ernest Ugo starting on Tuesday, July 22, at the Amadeo Events Centre in Enugu, the curtain is almost drawn on one of Nigeria’s most humane and selfless citizens ever. Ugo grabbed national headlines when he informed a scientific conference of homeopathic doctors of the successful…
By Femi Anamelechi The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, said Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is committed to fostering and safeguarding public health through robust enforcement actions. He disclosed this on Friday, 11 July 2025, during the formal handover of 25 containers of seized unregistered and prohibited pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food…
By Femi Anamelechi His checked baggage contained 17 parcels of methamphetamine weighing 17.5 kg and three parcels of cocaine totaling 3.05 kg, all concealed within bedsheets. A fellow passenger on the Ethiopian Airlines flight, Azu Follygan Kpodar, was also detained after officers discovered 1.25 kg of liquid cocaine hidden in a plastic soap container marked…
By Femi Anamelechi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the massive achievements of the NDLEA in the fight against illicit drugs and declared that the efforts of the Agency to eradicate illicit drugs demands must be a national movement. President Tinubu pointed this out at 2025 World Drugs Day celebration as he Commended the landmark…
By Femi Anamelechi The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has promised to make the welfare of his officers, men and women of the Agency his priority to ensure that they are physically and mentally fit to carry out their responsibility of curbing the scourge…
