Author: Helen Okechukwu

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Marwa, has disclosed that the agency intercepted a total of 302.202kg of assorted illicit substances destined for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) within the last four years. Marwa made this known when he received the UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency Salem Saeed Musabbeh Alshamsi, who paid a courtesy visit to the agency’s national headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. He noted that the feat reflects NDLEA’s sustained vigilance and growing international collaboration aimed at curbing transnational drug trafficking. While acknowledging its partnership with…

In a major stride towards improving public health, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has partnered with the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to strengthen nutrition and health outcomes across Nigeria, particularly for women and children. The collaboration was announced during the launch of three landmark initiative, the Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health + Nutrition (MNCH+N) Initiative, the NAFDAC Office of Women and Children’s Health (NOWCH), and the National Action Plan on Prevention, Detection, and Response to Substandard and Falsified Medical Products…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has warned contractors handling public projects that mediocrity will not be tolerated, stressing that the State will insist on quality work that delivers value for taxpayers’ money. During an inspection tour of the 14.5-kilometre Ndele/Omofo/Egamini/Agba-Ndele Road project in Emohua Local Government Area on Tuesday, Governor Fubara expressed dissatisfaction with the slow pace and substandard quality of work delivered by Messrs Stream Co. & Equipment Limited. The Governor, who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works, Dr. Austin Ezekiel-Hart, said his administration would take decisive action to ensure that public funds are…

Six Directors of the Federal Ministry of Defence have been reportedly abducted by kidnappers long the Kaba–Lokoja highway while en route from Lagos to Abuja for a Directorate-level promotion examination. This incident was said to have occurred on Tuesday, raising concern over the safety of public servants travelling long distances for official duties. The assailants, described as heavily armed, ambushed the senior officers in what sources called a “well-coordinated operation,” sparking panic among colleagues and the wider civil service community. Read Also: ICPC arraigns civil defence officer for ₦1.7m misappropriation in Kaduna The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN)…

The parents of a toddler, Laurie, who survived a rare heart condition have paid tribute to the donor family whose decision to give the gift of life saved their son’s future. According to the National Health Service (NHS) on Tuesday, Laurie was just nine days old when doctors discovered that his heart was failing. The young lad whose name was withheld was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a rare illness that weakens the heart muscle, making it difficult to pump blood around the body. Read Also: Trump to ban people with diabetes, heart disease, other chronic illnesses from U.S “At Great Ormond…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a safety alert after discovering a falsified antibiotic, BETACLOX (Ampicillin 250mg and Cloxacillin 250mg), in Nigeria’s drug market. The product, traced from Gambori Market in Maiduguri to a retail outlet in Zaria, was found to bear a fake NAFDAC number (A4-4724) belonging to another medicine, Mebendazole 500mg, produced by Chi Ltd. NAFDAC said the packaging also falsely listed Freeview Pharmaceutical Ltd., Calabar, as the importer, using an incorrect address. The mismatch deepened doubts about the drug’s authenticity. Read Also: NAFDAC reports N25 billion worth of operational vehicles vandalised…

The House of Representatives has begun investigating the utilisation of over $4.6 billion in grants from the Global Fund and USAID allocated to Nigeria between 2021 and 2025 for the fight against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. At the hearing organised by the House Committee on Infectious Diseases, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, urged Nigeria to reduce its dependence on foreign aid and take greater responsibility for funding its health priorities. He described the probe as a welcome step towards transparency and sustainability, warning that the country’s health spending remains below the 15% Abuja…

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The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a three-year-old boy, who was reportedly stolen in Anambra State. The coordinated rescue operation led to the arrest of six members of an alleged child-trafficking syndicate that operated across Anambra, Enugu, and Lagos States. According to Ikenga Tochukwu, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) on Sunday, the operation, carried out by detectives attached to the Gender Unit of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, began after a report was filed on 4 September 2025. Read Also: Ex-BBN Adekunle: Police kidnapped, detained me for 8 hours According to PPRO, the victim’s mother had left…

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted drug baron, Yussuf Azeez, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos while he was attempting to travel to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. Azeez, aged 40, had been on the agency’s watchlist following months of intelligence and surveillance over his alleged involvement in large-scale illicit drug production and trafficking. According to the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, Azeez had previously been arrested and charged for drug-related offences in the United Kingdom, but jumped bail and fled to Nigeria. Read Also: Lagos govt partners…