Headlines Illegal drug possession, Court jails boy, 18 Abiodun Oba Kingsley Dung, an 18-year-old boy has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment for unlawful possession of hard drugs by a Federal ... By maritimemagNovember 29, 20180
Cover Libyan former smuggling hub records low migrant patronage Departures of migrant-laden boats to Italy from Sabratha, formerly Libya’s biggest people-smuggling hub, have slowed to a trickle thanks to a security ... By maritimemagNovember 28, 20180
Headlines CONTRABAND: Alleged Importer of seized N8b Tramadol tablets, in court- NDLEA Tayo Oladipupo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that a suspect is being prosecuted in court over recent seizures of controlled ... By maritimemagNovember 27, 20180
Headlines NDLEA, Customs trade blame over 39 suspected Containers of Tramadol By ZION Olalekan The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has accused the Nigeria Customs Service of being reluctant to position 39 containers suspected ... By maritimemagNovember 25, 20180
Cover Drug Abuse: Lagos Legislators to embark on advocacy Campaign Abiodun Oba The Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has urged legislators to embark on advocacy at their ... By maritimemagNovember 21, 20180
Cover Counterfeit Products: NAFDAC, Customs Set Up Joint Committee The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have set up an eight- member committee to ... By maritimemagNovember 17, 20180
Cover 12 containers on the watch-list of NDLEA carry 340 million Tramadol tablets The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says it has uncovered 340 million Tramadol tablets in 12 containers at the Apapa port in Lagos ... By maritimemagNovember 16, 20180
Cover Individual and collective awareness by consumers essential for effective standards implementation and enforcement in Nigeria – SON Tayo Afolabi | THE Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Monday said individual and collective awareness by consumers in general ... By maritimemagNovember 15, 20180
Cover NAFDAC: Adeyeye reduces debt from N3.2bn to N400m Abiodun Oba | The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, ... By maritimemagNovember 15, 20180
Headlines Pharmacists’ council seals 358 medicine stores in Taraba 358 medicine premises have been sealed in Taraba State by the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria on Friday during its 35th outing covering ... By maritimemagNovember 11, 20180
Headlines Illicit Drug: Hospital admits over 100 cases with mental health issues in Adamawa Dr Marcus Vandi, Head of Psychiatric Unit, Yola Specialist Hospital, Adamawa, has raised alarm over the increasing rate of drug abuse among ... By maritimemagNovember 10, 20180
Cover UNHCR trains immigration officers to register IDPs, refugees The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has trained Nigerian immigration officers to register Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and returning refugees for ... By maritimemagNovember 5, 20180
Cover Drugs: Berlin launches pilot project for testing A pilot project to test the strength and purity of recreational drugs was launched in Berlin on Thursday, a spokeswoman said. ... By maritimemagNovember 2, 20180
Illicit Trade NSCDC arrests 29 suspected drug peddlers in Borno The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Borno, has arrested 29 suspected drug dealers in the state. The Commandant ... By maritimemagOctober 27, 20180
Cover NAFDAC ROLLS OUT NATION-WIDE DRUG SECURITY SCHEME Abiodun Oba | The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), is rolling out a pharmacovigilance/post-marketing surveillance and drug ... By maritimemagOctober 26, 20180
Headlines SON Partners ANLCA on Substandard Products By ZION Olalekan | The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it is in partnership with freight forwarders on tackling the influx of ... By maritimemagOctober 26, 20180
