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By Michael Olugbode The federal government has launched the National Diaspora Policy (NDP) that would promote and harness the resources and capacity of Nigerians in the Diaspora for the growth and development of the country. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubairu Dada, who launched the policy yesterday at the Third Summit of the States Diaspora Focal Point Officers and Standing Committee on Diaspora Matters in Abuja, explained that the NDP would engage, enable and empower Nigerians in the Diaspora as change agents for the development of their homeland. Dada said that th...

By Michael Olugbode Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a container bearing about five million capsules of Tramadol weighing 2,498.2 kilogrammes at the Onne Port in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The drug law enforcement agency has also seized skunk of 218.6 kilogrammes in both Adamawa and Ondo States. A statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, on Wednesday said: “Efforts by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to block access and availability of illicit substances have again led to the interception of a container bearing 4,996,2...

Michael Olugbode in Abuja The federal government has disclosed that it has concluded a plan to restore mangrove ecosystems in Ogoniland and the rest of the Niger Delta region. This plan was revealed in a statement the Director of Press, Ministry of Environment, Saghir el Mohammed issued yesterday after an International Expert Meeting on Mangrove Restoration in the Niger Delta. At the opening session, according to the statement, the Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar said the meeting was a turning point for mangrove ecosystems in Ogoniland. Quoted in the statement, the minister sai...

Michael Olugbode The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has established a strike force division within the agency to effectively take on drug cartels and syndicates. The anti-drug agency has also reshuffled its directorate for maximum operational efficiency A statement issued yesterday by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said some of the directors of the NDLEA were reshuffled and a new directorate created to enhance efficiency and strengthen the operations of the leading narcotic agency in the country. He said the reshuffling was announced by the Chairman/Chief Executive ...

By Michael Olugbode A former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, LCDA, Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos. Asekun, according to a statement on Wednesday by NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, is alleged to be a notorious drug baron and has been on the wanted list of the agency. The former council chairman made his way to the agency’s blacklist following the recent arrest of some traffickers and drug seizures linked to him. Ac...