ShareJustice Lewis Alagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos has handed down a 21- year prison sentence each to three men convicted of dealing in 34,400 litres of codeine-laden cough syrup. The trio; ...

A traffic stop in Washington City ended in the arrest of a man and woman found to be suspects in a pharmacy burglary.

A traffic stop in the city of Washington ended in the arrest of a man and woman found to be suspects in a pharmacy burglary.

The Apapa Ports Customs Command has seized four 40-foot containers carrying illegal substances worth N1.1 billion.   The illegal commodities, mostly cough syrup containing codeine and barkadin, were ...

In its continued efforts to discourage the entry of dangerous drugs into Nigeria, the Apapa Ports Customs Command has seized ...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted four 40-foot containers loaded with 2,174 cartons of codeine and Barcadin cough syrup, valued at N1.2 billion, at APM Terminals and Kachicares Bonded ...

The standard cough suppressants—syrup, steam inhalations, potassium iodide, codeine and various barbiturates—had no effect. After eight days of steady coughing at 15-to-30-second intervals ...

The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has intercepted four 40-foot container filled with illicit drugs valued at ...

Recall that the federal government banned the importation of codeine cough syrup in 2018 following its abuse and the adverse effects it caused on many youths who got addicted to it. These banned ...

and fruits The CDC instructs those with the illness not to take cough medicine unless recommended by a healthcare provider. Hospital treatment may be required for those who develop serious ...