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...

FG POISED TO STRATEGISE O.5% GDP IMPLEMENTATION ON STI. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.


FG Poised to Strategise 0.5% GDP Implementation on STI

 
ABUJA - (Federal Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation Report) - The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu (Dr) has said that the strategies to attain the implementation of 0.5% (GDP) will promote creativity and innovation as well as enhance the achievement of national socio-economic development.

He said this during the Consultative Meeting on the Provision of the Minimum of 0.5% GDP to fund Science, Technology and Innovation sectors in the country on Tuesday January 17, 2022 in Abuja.

"Recently the Federal Government declared at the 2021 edition of the Annual STI Expo that 0.5% of the country’s GDP will be channelled towards the development of STI to ensure continuous productivity and sustainability of the nation. Countries that have made giant strides in sustaining their economy, invest heavily in STI sectors and these have guaranteed their continuous growth as well as sustained their industrial development," the Minister stated.

According to the him, the decision to increase the nation's STI funding was taken at the African Union Executive Council in 2006 to establish a target for all member states to allocate 1% of their GDP investment to research and development. The meeting, he added has offered the opportunity to work out the strategies for attaining the implementation of 0.5% GDP to the STI sector.

Earlier in his remarks, the Minister of State for Science, Technology & Innovation, Mohammed Abdullahi (Barr) inferred that STI and its integration into the socio-economic development process must be accorded the highest priority through adequate funding in the R&D sector. He added that Nigeria must emulate countries like China, Singapore and other Asian countries by taking a decisive action towards investing heavily in STI as this will put the nation on a path of  viable and sustainable economic growth.

According to Abdullahi, the Federal Government has resolved to allocate 0.5% to the R&D sector in a bid to fully actualise her diversification agenda, as part of its efforts to put the country on the pedestal of global competitiveness.

In his view, the Gombe State Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation, Aishatu Umar Maigari (Dr) called for inclusion of people who are not in the R&D sector to become partakers in the increased funding for STI.  

In a goodwill message delivered at the event, the Commissioner for Rural Development and Education, Mustapha Mahmud Kanti Bello (Engr), who is overseeing the STI in Katsina State observed that the increased funding for STI is a welcome development that could unlock the economic potentials in the country.


 

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