NDLEA DISMANTLES ABUJA DRUG BUNKS, ARRESTS 132, RECOVERS 220KG ILLICIT SUBSTANCES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDLEA dismantles Abuja drug bunks, arrests 132, recovers 220kg illicit substances  -Marwa hails operation, vows to sustain crackdown in FCT, other states  In a non-stop two-week offensive action against traffickers and dealers, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully dismantled several drug joints and bunks within and around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja where a total of 132 suspects were arrested and 220 kilograms of assorted illicit substances recovered. The wel-coordinated raids jointly conducted by the Agency's Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) and the FCT Strategic Command from llth to 25th April 2026 were launched to dismantle illicit drug hubs contributing to substance abuse, trafficking, and associated criminal activities in the capital city after weeks of intelligence and surveillance across all identified hotspots. Areas where notorious drug joints were raided, dismantled and suspects...

SPORTS MINISTER INAUGURATES STEERING COMMITTEE+CHARGES MEMBERS TO UNLOCK THE POTENTIALS OF SPORTS INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare, has inaugurated a Steering Committee of the Sports Industry Working Group (SIWG), at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.
The Committee which is a Public Private Dialogue (PPD) platform is charged with the mandate to create effective synergy and ensure a close working relationship between the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG).
The Minister stated that the Steering Committee will work together to create advantageous environment and have proper policy in place to drive investments, incentives and also drive infrastructural development through sports.
He reminded the Committee that the Nigerian Sports Sector and indeed all Nigerians, look forward to the needed transformation in the Sports Industry, adding that, the whole process would bring about the foundational structure needed, to develop sports in Nigeria.
In his welcome remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry and Co- Chairman (Public Sector), Sports Industry Working Group ( SIWG), Mr. Gabriel Aduda, welcomed members of the newly inaugurated Committee, to what he termed "as another phase of sports development in Nigeria".
He stressed that the Public Private Partnership in the Sports Industry will not only address the challenges faced in sports but will also, make Nigeria compete favourably and globally.
The Co-chairman (Private Sector) of the Steering Committee, ( SIWG), Mr Ufot Udeme, in his speech, affirmed that indeed the Ministry and the Nigerian Economic Summit Group was making history, as both Public And Private Sectors team up to turn the Sports Industry economically for national growth and development.
He also promised that the Private Sector was committed to playing its own part in Sports Industrialisation Agenda through investments into key infrastructure that would trigger the development of the ancillary sector of the industry, stressing that streams of revenue, job creation and socio- economic development attained through sports in any country, would be achieved.
Mr. Ufot believes that the event would metamorphose into a retreat session in order to achieve fruitful and robust discussions to chart a way forward to the next level of national aspirations for sports development.
The event was graced by the Directorate Cadre from the Ministry and Members of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group ( NESG).
Olatunji John
Information Officer
For: Director, Press.
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