Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent INTERNATIONAL DRUG cartels no longer find Nigeria a permissive ground, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has affirmed, citing arrests, seizures and convictions recorded by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over the past five years. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Reporter PUBLIC PARTICIPATION has taken centre stage in Nigeria’s evolving fight against drug abuse and trafficking, as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) unveiled a nationwide slate of activities to mark the 2025 World Drug Day. At a pre...
By Joke Kujenya OVER 70% of Nigerians refused to pay bribes in 2023, a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals. The report, “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends,” was produced with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the MacArthur Foundation, and the Government of Denmark. It is the ...
By Joke Kujenya IN 2023, 56% of Nigerians reported contact with a public official in the past year, a decrease from 63% in 2019 as revealed in the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest survey. This decline occurred across all regions except the North-West, where contact rates remained stable at 60%. The South-South zone saw […]
