The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that approximately 14 million Nigerians are estimated to be involved in the abuse of harmful substances. This alarming statistic was shared by Yetunde Joyifous, Deputy Commander of the NDLEA, during an awareness program organized by the Oijefon Youth Council for secondary school students in Ile Oluji/Oke-Igbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Wednesday. Joyifous emphasized that tackling the issue of drug abuse requires a collective effort from all members of the community. She highlighted that the most commonly abused substances are chemical drugs, which have detrimental effects on the mental…

A wave of criticism has trailed the recent naming of a newly constructed army barracks in Asokoro, Abuja, after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, bringing the number of institutions named after him to five since he assumed office in May 2023. The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Barracks, inaugurated on January 23, 2025, comes shortly after the federal government approved the establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Polytechnic, Gwarinpa, also in Abuja, to promote technological, vocational and entrepreneurial education. The trend, according to findings, began 11 months ago when the Niger State Government in March 2024 renamed the Abubakar Imam International Airport in Minna…

The Nigerian Red Cross Society has revealed that Nigeria accounts for 10% of global road traffic fatalities, making it one of the countries with the highest road accident rates worldwide. According to the organization, of the two million annual global road deaths, approximately 200,000 occur in Nigeria. Speaking at the launch of the Safe Steps Road Safety Campaign, Nigerian Red Cross Society President Oluyemisi Adeaga cited the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2023 Global Status Report, which ranks road traffic injuries as the ninth leading cause of death globally. Adeaga emphasized that official statistics likely underestimate the true scale of the…

Taimur Samad, the World Bank’s Deputy Country Director for Nigeria, revealed that more than two-thirds of Nigerian girls abandon their education before reaching junior secondary school. Samad made this disclosure on Tuesday while representing the Country Director, Ndiame Diop, at a national conference on girls’ education and empowerment in Abuja. The event, themed “Effective Partnerships on Girls’ Education, Out-of-School Children Education for National Development,” was organized by the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE). Samad highlighted the major barriers to girl-child education in Nigeria, including high dropout rates, early marriages, and teenage pregnancies. He stated, “Over 66% of…