The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized over N3.4 billion worth of opioids and codeine syrup in a series of coordinated operations across Lagos, Port Harcourt, and other parts of Nigeria, the agency confirmed on Sunday. The bulk of the opioids seizures occurred on Tuesday, April 29, at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, where officers from the NDLEA, Nigeria Customs Service, and other security agencies jointly intercepted two million pills of Tafrodol 225mg and 163,000 bottles of codeine syrup from a watch-listed container. In Lagos, another 1.5 million pills of a controlled opioid were recovered from a…
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The twelve River Basin Development Authorities (RBDAs) have pledged to support the Federal Government’s food security agenda by forging stronger partnerships and embracing modern agricultural technologies.
Africa, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in particular, has for more than 10 years recorded a steady economic growth since the advent of the new millennium. Yet, despite this stellar economic growth, it faces challenges such as rapid population growth, persistent economic inequality, climate change threats, droughts, youth unemployment, undernourishment, and food insecurity. Understanding the state of food security in Africa and addressing the above-mentioned challenges should be the highest priority for Africa’s Political Leadership. Not doing so will forever make Africa fail to achieve sustainable economic development and create an inclusive shared prosperity for its people. The African Union (AU), as…
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Family Development Initiatives (FDI), a Zambian civil society organisation focused on sexual and reproductive health education (SRHE) for adolescents, especially girls and persons with disabilities, has launched a three-year project to strengthen interventions in child protection and reproductive health. By Alfonso Kasongo Titled “Empowered Communities for Sustainable Reproductive Health and Rights (ECS-RHR),” the project will target girls in 50 schools across 10 districts in three provinces of Zambia. Zambia, like many other sub-Saharan African countries, continues to grapple with high rates of HIV, teenage pregnancy, and other reproductive health challenges. According to the latest Zambia National Demographic…
One of the most glaring failures of journalism education in Nigeria is the staggering lack of exposure among those who teach it. Many academics rarely travel, have no visible presence in international scholarship, and have no digital footprint of scholarship in reputable journalism publications. Outside the gates of their universities, they are virtually nonexistent.
The Kebbi State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to operationalising four additional Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs) across the state by the end of 2025.
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has stated that Meta’s threat to exit Nigeria does not exempt the social media giant from its legal responsibilities.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reiterated that airline passengers are entitled to ticket refunds within 14 days of flight cancellation, in accordance with its consumer protection regulations.
People in Nigeria may lose access to Facebook and Instagram after the parent company Meta said it faced large fines and “unrealistic” regulatory demands from the Nigerian authorities, a report by the BBC has said.
The Federal Government on Saturday called for the promotion of a flood-resilient environment across the country to prevent the dangers associated with flooding.