Tag: codeine
NDLEA intercepts 1.3bn pills of tramadol, 4.4m bottles of codeine – Marwa
The NDLEA boss further revealed that since Tinubu came into office in 2023, the NDLEA has made seizures of 5,555…
NDLEA recovers 316,800 bottles of codeine in Rivers
Babafemi said that their arrest was based on credible intelligence that they were producing and selling drug laced cupcakes to…
Opioid Tsunami: NDLEA seizes N17.9bn Tramadol, Codeine at Nigerian Ports
Babafemi added that this brought the total bottles of codeine seized at Onne, Rivers and Tincan in Lagos to 1,284,600…
NDLEA intercepts Codeine, Loud worth over N2.1bn in Lagos, Port Harcourt
The NDLEA's spokesman said at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, operatives on Monday 27th May intercepted a container marked TEMU…
Man jailed 3 years for trafficking marijuana, codeine
The defendant was arrested on July 5, 2021, along Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway while transporting 1.29kg of India hemp and 3.91kg of…
NDLEA seizes 40,250kg Codeine worth N2bn imported from India
The drug bust comes on the heels of a similar seizure of 14,080kg codeine syrup and 4,352.43kg cold caps used…
NDLEA seizes 22,160kg of Codeine, Meth, Loud at Lagos seaport, Mushin
Babafemi added that a female drug kingpin, Mrs. Jemilat Seriki, who is one of the owners of 12,385 pellets of…
NDLEA seizes 24,311kg of heroin, codeine at Lagos airport, Tincan
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized over 24, 311kg of heroin, codeine as well as…
Nigeria recalls 2.4m bottles of codeine-laced cough syrup
The Federal Ministry of Health has recalled 2.4 million bottles of cough syrup containing codeine after a recent audit of…
Codeine: Blanket ban can cause loss of 23,000 jobs – Union
Workers in the chemical and non-metallic sector on Thursday appealed to the Federal Government against blanket ban of codeine to…
Ebonyi bans sale of tramadol, codeine-containing products
The Ebonyi Government has totally banned the sale of tramadol and codeine-containing products in chemists, pharmacies and other health facilities…
Psychiatrist tells Nigeria: Codeine, Tramadol ban not enough
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPHY), Yaba, Lagos, has taken mental health education to the Ojuelegba…
Tramadol, Codeine: Reps propose N2m fine, 2 years imprisonment for offenders
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, proposed a N2 million fine and a two-year jail term for corporate offenders of…
PCN starts recall of Codeine cough syrup
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) says it has started recalling cough syrup containing Codeine from its stakeholders in compliance…
Codeine ban: Lagos Unveils Comprehensive Strategy To Address Mental Health
The Lagos State Government on Friday said comprehensive plans are currently being firmed up to generally address prevalence of drug…
Nigerian govt bans import, production of codeine cough syrup
The Federal Ministry of Health has banned the production and importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations…
Illegal possession, consumption of codeine attracts prosecution – CPC
The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has warned that illegal possession and consumption of codeine related drugs attracts severe sanctions. The…