The Nigeria Customs Service (Federal Operations Unit Zone A) intercepted 6.35kg of cocaine valued at N2.35 billion along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor.
He attributed the feat to enhanced surveillance, intelligence sharing and inter-agency collaboration.
The Nigeria Customs Service has seized 6,954 bags of foreign parboiled rice and intercepted 1,431kg of cannabis and other seizures valued at N3.3 billion.
Health minister Muhammad Pate has called on health practitioners to be more dedicated during public service to foster meaningful growth in the sector.
He, however, stressed the need to address social and structural factors that drive the HIV epidemic.
“Young women, aged 20 to 24 years, more than three times are likely to be living with HIV as young men in the same age group.”
