The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Rivers State said it seized a shipment of codeine-laced cough syrup worth about ₦4bn in Rivers State in the last two weeks. The Commander of the Agency at Onne Port, Stella Ngwoke,…
Meet the man keeping Seme border safe
In a bid to boost rice production in Nigeria and pave the way to a self-reliant nation, President Muhammadu Buhari shut the country’s land borders sending rice farmers into overdrive nationwide. It was time to take Nigeria back from foreign…
Here’s why substance abuse will kill you
…and a peek at what MTN ASAP is about to do in Rivers State to avoid it Scenes from the ‘Area Boy’ play that is centred around themes of substance abuse. Did you know that in 1985, outside the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, 3 young Nigerians were…
My brother took my angel and then I took her life
M Hajara was an angel that God sent to me. Why did I describe her as such? See, when she walks, it’s as if her feet are not touching the earth, she walks like a bird ready to take flight.…
Codeine syrup addiction: Nigerian arrested after BBC expose
A former Nigerian pharmaceuticals executive who was implicated in a BBC investigation into the illegal sale of addictive opioids has been arrested. Chukwunonye Madubuike was detained west of Lagos, close to the border with Benin, police said. He went on…
How to end drug abuse in Lagos, residents tell Gov Ambode
Codeine, Tramadol and other drugs taken to get high are ravaging the country, taking down young and old alike. Lagos has perhaps the largest concentration of Nigerians mot of them young people whose future is at stake because of drug…
Dear Child, may you not make a life changing mistake – Peju Akande
Last week, at the valedictory service of one of the biggest private schools in Ogun state, the guest speaker, my friend and partner, Toni Kan, encouraged the graduating students to work hard and not make life damaging mistakes. He said…
Bringing Strategy and Planning to Nigeria’s Codeine Crisis Response – Nkem Akinsoto
Running an organization like SI4DEV which promotes research and evidence, I had been hearing from our partners who mostly operate at the grassroots about a type of substance abuse that many people in Nigeria were unaware of at the time:…