Tag: UNODC
UNODC hails NPF-NCCC strides in fight against cybercrimes
UNODC's commendation followed recent declaration of the NPF-NCC AS the Best cybercrime Unit in Africa by INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Directorate in…
Criminal organizations making $400bn annually from drug trafficking in Lake Chad – UNODC
Ousmane Touré, (UNODC) Country Representative for Nigeria, disclosed this while speaking at the closing of a long-week meeting of the…
Human Trafficking: UNODC partners NAPTIP to enhance resource efficiency in Nigeria
This development, according to UNODC is also to enhance resource efficiency, strengthen the criminal justice response, and assist the formulation…
Fake medicines kill almost 500,000 sub-Saharan Africans a year – UNODC
In sub-Saharan Africa, as many as 267,000 deaths per year are linked to falsified and substandard antimalarial medicines, the transnational…
HIV prevalence in prisons higher than general population – UNODC
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has said that HIV prevalence among people in prisons is higher than…
464,000 murdered worldwide: UN
A United Nations agency has released a shocking statistics: some 464,000 people across the world were killed via homicidal violence…
UNODC to engage youths on crime prevention through sports
As the World celebrates the International Day of Sports, the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC), has said…
2.5m migrants smuggled in 2016 – UNODC
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said at least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled during the course of…
UN to support Nigeria’s judiciary to curb rape, sexual assaults
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says it will continue to support the Nigerian judiciary to curb…
Buhari’s anti-corruption war, any results so far?
President Muhammadu Buhari recently challenged the world leaders to demonstrate the required political will to fight corruption. Speaking at London…
$400 billion looted in 39 years: UN official speaks on negative impact of Nigeria’s corruption
Within 39 years,(1960-1999) Nigeria lost over $400 billion to a rash of corrupt leaders. And it has lost even more…
EU, UN Unite Against Drug Trafficking In Nigeria
Simon Ateba The European Union, EU, and the United Nations, UN, will continue to support the fight against drug trafficking…
Drug Reduction And Rehabilitation
The screaming headlines on drug seizures and arrests by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, are important,…