Senate urges NDLEA, NHRC to collaborate on amendment to anti-drug law

By Henry Umoru, AbujaABUJA — The Senate has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to work together in reviewing Nigeria’s anti-drug legislation to ensure a more comprehensive, rights-based approach to the country’s drug war.The call follows the National Assembly’s completion of amendments to the NDLEA Act, 2004 in June 2025, which President Bola Tinubu declined to assent to, citing a conflict with Secti