Tag: Drugs
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COVID-19: Where’s Nigeria in drugs, vaccines?, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon From the United States comes good news for the global community wracked by infections and deaths from coronavirus, as the first of registered clinical trials for treatments and vaccines was announced on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Barely 48 hours after, on Friday, May 1, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the…
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Why you should stop using sex enhancing drugs
Dr Segun Opawoye, a Senior Registrar in the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has warned youths against use of sex enhancing drugs to impress their partners. Opawoye gave the advice while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Ilorin. The medical expert also warned youths against illicit sexual activities…
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Reps move to encourage local production of drugs
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated the committees on Legislative Compliance, Health Institutions, Health Care Services, Science and Technology to immediately navigate ways and means for the development of locally made drugs. This was sequel to a motion promoted by Rep Denis Idahosa, APC, Edo entitled: ”Need to Check The Rise of Drug Insecurity…
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544kg illegal drugs seized in Anambra
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday said it seized 544.53kg of illicit drug in Anambra State between January and February 26, 2020. The agency’s new commander in the state Mohammed Idris gave the information as he addressed reporters following his redeployment. Idris succeeds Mr Sule Momodu, deployed to Katsina State. Idris said…
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Spain breaks up drugs ring run by ‘Messi’
Spanish police said Sunday they had broken up a major drug ring run by a Moroccan known as the “Messi of hashish”, who is now on the run. The operation began in February when police on the British territory of Gibraltar found a boat that was about to sink with its three crew on board…
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NDLEA arrests 103 suspected drug traffickers
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has arrested 103 suspects for trafficking illicit drugs. Mr Peter Ogar, Head of Operations and Intelligence in the command, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. Ogar said the suspects, comprised of 88…
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9 knife wielding Nigerians who attacked police in India arrested, drugs seized
Nine knife-wielding Nigerians allegedly peddling drugs in Mumbai have been arrested by India’s Anti-Narcotics Cell. During the arrest on Friday night, police recovered 104 grams of cocaine and nine grams of mephedrone, all worth Rs 5.38 lakh, from the accused who attacked the cops with knives while resisting search. According to Mumbai Mirror, the accused…
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Ghana arrests two Nigerians with drugs allegedly concealed in stockfish
Two Nigerians were on Thursday arrested in Ghana by the nation’s Narcotics Control Board while they were allegedly attempting to traffic substances believed to be narcotics through the General Post Office in Accra. A press release by the Communication and Media Relations Unit of the NACOB on Thursday afternoon has confirmed the arrests, reports Adomonline.…
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Nigeria develops Ebola, Malaria herbal drugs
The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has successfully researched and developed six traditional herbal products for the treatment of Ebola, Malaria and other diseases. The NIPRD Director-General, Prof. Karniyus Gamaniel, said this while presenting the score card of his eight-year tenure (2009 to 2017) in Abuja on Friday. The programme,…
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REPORT: Excess drug abuse linked to unregistered patent medicine stores
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has attributed the high rate and rampant abuse of codeine syrup and other dangerous drugs in the country to the proliferation of unregistered patent medicine stores. Alhaji Hamza Umar, the Commandant of the agency in Kano State, disclosed this when fielded with questions on how to stem drug…