About five months ago, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria took firm decision to stamp out extortion and touting at the major airports in the country. Writer says that despite avowed determination to cleanse the airports of such ills, obnoxious acts still go on at the Lagos airport When the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria […]
The extortion of Nigerian travellers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos (MMIA) by security operatives has returned with full vigour after the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo reduced passengers’ interface with security officials at the introduction of ease of doing business policy at the airport. In 2018 the federal government introduced seamless […]
Frustrated by lack of promotions and transfer, the workers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have started agitation against the management, which may threaten the fight against illicit drugs throughout the country. Since the past three years the workers of the agency have mounted a campaign against the failure of NDLEA management to […]
The President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Shadrach Usman Haruna as the new Secretary of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Haruna He replaces Mrs. Roli Bode George whose tenure as NDLEA Secretary lapsed in June 2018. The appointment is with immediate effect. Spoksman of the agency, Jonah Acheme said according to the […]
Followings reports that illicit drugs can be planted in passengers’ checked-in luggage without their knowledge and consent, Writer looks at how such obnoxious acts can be prevented at the nation’s airports. Arrests made late last year by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) brought to the fore syndicated operations of drug traffickers who tag […]
