drug abuse Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:35:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png drug abuse Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 DSS Director Urges Inter-Agency Collaboration to Fight Drug Abuse, Security Threats https://freedomonline.com.ng/dss-director-urges-inter-agency-collaboration-to-fight-drug-abuse-security-threats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dss-director-urges-inter-agency-collaboration-to-fight-drug-abuse-security-threats https://freedomonline.com.ng/dss-director-urges-inter-agency-collaboration-to-fight-drug-abuse-security-threats/#respond Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:35:25 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=280869 The Director of the Department of State Services in Ondo State, Samaila Sagir, has called for stronger collaboration among security agencies and stakeholders to tackle drug abuse, trafficking and emerging security threats in Nigeria. Sagir made the call on Saturday in Akure while delivering a lecture at an event organised by the Ondo State Command […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/dss-director-urges-inter-agency-collaboration-to-fight-drug-abuse-security-threats/feed/ 0 14.4% of Nigerian Youths Aged 10–29 Engage in Drug Abuse – LASUED Professor https://freedomonline.com.ng/14-4-of-nigerian-youths-aged-10-29-engage-in-drug-abuse-lasued-professor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=14-4-of-nigerian-youths-aged-10-29-engage-in-drug-abuse-lasued-professor https://freedomonline.com.ng/14-4-of-nigerian-youths-aged-10-29-engage-in-drug-abuse-lasued-professor/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 13:43:51 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=277685 Prof. Morufu Daodu of Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) has revealed that approximately 14.4% of Nigerians aged 15 to 67 use psychoactive substances, with a high prevalence among youths aged 10 to 29. Speaking at LASUED’s 3rd Inaugural Lecture titled “Stormy Seas of Adolescence: Stakeholder Contract in the Advancement of Normalcy”, Daodu highlighted that […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/14-4-of-nigerian-youths-aged-10-29-engage-in-drug-abuse-lasued-professor/feed/ 0 NDLEA Chairman Calls for Tougher Jail Terms for Drug Traffickers https://freedomonline.com.ng/ndlea-chairman-calls-for-tougher-jail-terms-for-drug-traffickers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ndlea-chairman-calls-for-tougher-jail-terms-for-drug-traffickers https://freedomonline.com.ng/ndlea-chairman-calls-for-tougher-jail-terms-for-drug-traffickers/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:51:28 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=275673 The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has called for stricter punishment for drug traffickers, urging courts to prioritise custodial sentences over fines. Marwa made the appeal in Abuja during the launch of the National Minimum Standards for the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 and related […]

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