Tag Archives: Drug Abuse

This piece speaks directly to the current consciousness of many Nigerians as some crises erupt with noise, explosions of violence, economic shocks, political upheavals and then some unfold quietly, steadily, almost invisibly, until their consequences become impossible to ignore. Nigeria today is living through the latter.

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By Ayomide Ajumobi Medical Director of God’s Goal Hospital, Dr. Gabriel Omonaiye, has warned Nigerian youths against drug abuse, saying abuse can damage vital organs. According to the physician, “One of the most abused drugs in Nigeria is cannabis. There are others, such as tramadol, alcohol, cocaine, codeine and opioids.’ The University of Ilorin-trained medical doctor who has seen many …

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As the fight against the menace of drug abuse in the country has the reinvigorated, the Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd) has urged Nigerians to take ownership of the fight as theirs.

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Folake Sokoya Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on drug and substance abuse in the country. Speaking during a courtesy call by the National President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Pharmacist Ahmed Yakassi, on him at Government House, Ilorin, he said the country is faced with a …

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 Nigeria has recorded a decline in the quantity of illicit drugs seized from circulation within its borders, the statistics of seizures and arrests made by the nation’s anti narcotic agency has shown. Records have also showed that Edo State leads in drug abuse as revealed by quantity of seizure. The latest crime data on drug abuse and enforcement released by …

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