The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says no fewer than one million people in Oyo State are involved in illicit drug consumption. The NDLEA State Commander, Olayinka Joe-Fadile ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reinforced its commitment to eliminating substandard and counterfeit drugs in Nigeria. The dangers of fake and ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that eight countries – six of them in Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya and Lesotho – risk running out of HIV drugs. The Guardian’s findings show ...

The group noted that the unregulated sale of alcohol and drugs expose teenagers to drug abuse, creating an environment where these substances are readily available to anyone, regardless of age.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an Indian national, Neetu Neetu, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, with 72 parcels of ...

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, substandard, and falsified drugs seized during a recent operation in Onitsha and Aba. The unwholesome ...

Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Budo Egba, Kwara State, Dr. Issa Baba Awoye, has lamented the increasing use of synthetic drugs among youths. Repentant addict ...

The Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA) reports a significant boost in drugs availability at government facilities, raising from 30 per cent to 90 per cent. Director ...

Also, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) reassured Nigerians, particularly those living with HIV, that the country has a steady supply of antiretroviral drugs. Speaking with ...

A new study has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice, following from human studies. A new study by UCLA ...

Further research revealed that one of these drugs, DDL-920 – developed at UCLA, led to the complete recovery of movement control – something many stroke patients never regain.