Tag Archives: NDLEA

Why Should a 5-Year-Old Be Sipping Alcohol? – Sanwo-Olu Sounds Alarm on Drug Abuse in Lagos

The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu issued a stirring call to action on Saturday, June 21st, during the Lagos leg of the MTN Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) advocacy walk.  “Why should a five-year-old child be sipping alcohol?” she asked a stunned crowd gathered at the University of Lagos, drawing attention to […]

MTN Foundation Targets 2 million Students In National Anti-Drug Campaign

The MTN Foundation has said it is scaling up its anti-drug abuse campaign to reach two million students nationwide, as part of its urgent response to the growing threat of substance abuse among young Nigerians. Speaking at the 2025 Advocacy Walk at the University of Abuja, Executive Director of MTN Foundation, Odunayo Sanya, said the […]

 The ASAP Walk That Had Us Up at 7 AM

Let’s be honest. If you’d told us last week that we’d be in Enugu by 6:30 AM, walking and chanting with young Nigerian teachers, members of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Air Force, Civil Defence, Fire Service, and even Corp members, we might have laughed, rolled over in […]