By Vincent Oghenerukevwe. Warri - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised serious concerns over the lack of adequate legal backing to tackle the growing menace of substance abuse beyond conventional narcotics in Nigeria. The agency warned that existing laws are outdated and do not reflect the evolving realities of substance misuse across the country. Established by Decree No. 48 of January 1990, the NDLEA is mandated to combat the cultivation, processing, trafficking, and sale of hard drugs. However, experts and stakeholders argue that the agency’s current legal framework is too limited to address the rising abuse of non-controlled substances, including common household and industrial products increasingly being misused for psychoactive effects. Officials noted that apart from Section 13 of the NDLEA Act—which was repealed in 2003—no significant legislative amendments have been made to strengthen the agency’s powers. This failure by successive administrations t...
PRESS STATEMENT GOVERNOR OBIANO READS RIOT ACT TO ANAMBRA OFFICIALS, SAYS MONITORING TEAM UNDER WAY. The Governor of Anambra state Chief Willie Obiano has warned that any commissioner, civil servant or government official in the state found to be involved in any act of corruption or fraud would be made to face the full weight of the law. To this end the Government has put measures in place to fish out bad eggs in the administration. In a statement on Tuesday in Awka the Anambra state capital, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on Media and Strategic communications, Prince Oliver Okpala quotes the Governor as saying that his administration would not shy away from prosecuting and committing such corrupt officials to prison. According to the statement Governor Obiano who was addressing top government offici...
Federal Civil Service Recruitment Application Form 2017/2018 The Federal Civil Service Commission of Nigeria (FCSC) is an executive body in Nigeria that has the authority to make appointments and transfers and to exercise disciplinary control over all Federal Civil Servants.No officer can be appointed into the Civil Service without authorization from the Federal Civil Service Commission if they have been convicted of a crime, or had previously been employed in the Government Service and had been dismissed or asked to resign or retire The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) wishes to announce vacancies in the following MDAs: (i) Federal Ministry of Information; (ii) Federal Ministry of Environment; (iii) Federal Ministry of Justice; (iv) Federal Ministry of Trade and Investments; and (v) Bureau of Public Procurement. Job Type: Full Time Qualification: OND, HND, BA/BSc. Location: Abia, Abuja, Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi,...
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