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LASUED to Conduct Drug Tests for 4,500 Prospective Students Before Admission

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2025

The Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Prof. Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, has stated that all 4,500 prospective students for the 2024/25 academic session will be required to undergo a drug test before being granted admission into the institution. According to the News

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Education Minister Approves Drug Testing Policy for Tertiary Students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 31, 2025

The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has endorsed the implementation of mandatory and random drug integrity tests for students in tertiary institutions nationwide. This decision came after a meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday with the Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (retd), where they […]

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NDLEA apprehends makeup artist, student over drug trafficking

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 22, 2025

A 43-year-old makeup artist named Adekoya Mary, who claimed she was travelling to India for fibroid surgery, has been taken into custody by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly attempting to traffic 2.20 kilograms of cocaine hidden in her luggage. The operation, which […]

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NANS urges NDLEA to begin drug tests starting with politicians

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 25, 2025

On Thursday, the National Association of Nigerian Students asked the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to include political aspirants and current officeholders in its planned compulsory drug testing programme. Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), who serves as the NDLEA chairman, has often suggested conducting drug integrity tests on corps members, intending couples, and

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8 Kwara TESCOM Candidates Disqualified After Failing Drug Test

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 15, 2025

A total of eight candidates out of the 1,800 people selected for the Kwara Teaching Service Commission have been disqualified after they failed a drug screening conducted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. This information was made known in a release issued by TESCOM on Monday. The commission stated that those affected were found […]

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NDLEA Prevents Student from Swallowing 76 Cocaine Wraps at Kano Airport

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 20, 2025

Operatives from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully intercepted a 26-year-old student, Esther Onyinyechi Uzodinma, as she tried to swallow 76 wraps of cocaine just before her flight back to India. The nursing student, currently enrolled at Noida International University in Uttar Pradesh, was apprehended at the Royal Park Hotel in Sabon […]

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NDLEA Educates Students on Dangers of Drug Abuse

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 11, 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), through its Tincan Island Port strategic command, continued its school-based awareness programme with a lecture at Park Royal College in Apapa, Lagos, on Sunday. This event is part of a broader initiative led by NDLEA Chairman, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), to engage educational institutions throughout Lagos and across […]

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NDLEA proposes mandatory drug tests for university admissions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 19, 2024

Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kwara State Command, has proposed that institutions require newly admitted students to take mandatory drug tests as part of the admissions process. She added that this would act as a preventative step, while also providing early intervention and therapy to individuals who are […]

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NDLEA urges collaborative action to combat drug abuse in tertiary institutions

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 12, 2024

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has advocated for more proactive steps to combat drug abuse among tertiary institution students across the country. Mr Ndubuisi Agabus, Keffi Area Commander, NDLEA, Nasarawa State, made the announcement during a chat with reporters in Keffi on Thursday. Agabus, an Assistant Commander of Narcotics, stated that drug abuse […]