BREAKING NEWS: President Tinubu Withholds Assent to NDLEA Bill Over Financial Concerns

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Bill, 2025 into law, citing concerns over financial accountability.   His decision was formally communicated…

NDLEA Arrests Make-Up Artist With Cocaine at Lagos Airport, Busts Drug Operations Nationwide

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 43-year-old make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukonla Mary, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, after 2.20kg of cocaine was…

NDLEA Arrests Cocaine, Tramadol, and Codeine Traffickers in Nationwide Clampdown

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested several individuals in a series of anti-narcotics operations across Nigeria’s airports, seaports, and states.   At Port Harcourt International Airport, 44-year-old…

NDLEA Kano to Partner with Traditional Boxing Group to Tackle Drug Abuse

The Kano State Strategic Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced plans to collaborate with Mazaje Traditional Sport Promotion Limited to combat drug abuse in the…

NDLEA Intercepts Cannabis Disguised as Green Tea at Lagos Airport, Makes Multiple Drug Seizures Nationwide

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a major drug shipment at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, containing 66 parcels of Loud, a potent strain of cannabis,…

NDLEA Busts Hajj Drug Syndicate, Arrests Three Kingpins and Saudi-Bound Couriers in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a major drug trafficking syndicate that sponsored Hajj pilgrims as drug couriers to Saudi Arabia, arresting three cartel leaders in Kano.…

Nigeria’s NDLEA Operatives Intercept UK, Saudi Arabia-bound Smugglers Of Cocaine In Synthetic Hair

The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have foiled attempts by drug traffickers trying to export 1.53kgs of cocaine which was hidden inside hair cream to London; another…

NDLEA arrests drug dealer behind cocaine hidden in Lagos airport toilet

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a Brazil-based drug dealer, Okafor Okwudili Moses, over 2.55 kilograms of cocaine recovered from a toilet at the E-Arrival hall…

NDLEA retiree abducted over drug suspect’s arrest regains freedom

A retired official of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency in Benue State who was abducted by hoodlums has regained his freedom. UGAMATV gathered that the retiree was released a day…

Cannabis can not be legalised in Nigeria — NDLEA

The agitation for the legalisation of Cannabis Sativa cannot succeed in Nigeria because the proliferation of illicit drugs often leads to crime, chaos and conflict, the National Drug Law Enforcement…