Category: Nigeria


  • Section 8 NDLEA Act Section 8 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Special duties of the units. It provides as follows: (1) The general and assets investigation unit shall be charged with responsibilityfor-(a) prevention and detection of offences in violation of the provisions of this Act; (b) working in collaboration…

  • Section 7 NDLEA Act Section 7 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Establishment of special units, etc. It provides as follows: (1) For the effective conduct of the functions of the Agency, there shall be established the following units, that is to say- (a) general and assets investigation unit;(b) prosecution…

  • Section 6 NDLEA Act Section 6 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Application of the Pensions Act. It provides as follows: (1) Service in the Agency shall be approved service for the purposes of the Pensions Act, and accordingly officers and other persons employed in the Agency shall be entitled…

  • Section 5 NDLEA Act Section 5 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about The Secretariat, appointment of Secretary and other staff of the Agency. It provides as follows: (1) There shall be established a Secretariat for the Agency. (2) There shall be appointed for the Agency, a Secretary whose rank shall…

  • Section 4 NDLEA Act Section 4 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Special powers of the Agency. It provides as follows: (1) The Agency shall have power-(a) to cause investigation to be conducted as to whether any person has committed an offence under this Act; and(b) with a view to…

  • Section 3 NDLEA Act Section 3 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Functions of the Agency. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to this Act and in addition to any other functions expressly conferred on it by other provisions of this Act, the Agency shall have responsibility for- (a) the…

  • Section 2 NDLEA Act Section 2 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Composition and proceedings, etc., of the Agency. It provides as follows: (1) The Agency shall consist of the following-(a) a chairman; (b) a representative of the Nigeria Police Force, not below the rank of an Assistant Inspector-General; (c)…

  • Section 1 NDLEA Act Section 1 of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act 1989 is about Establishment of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. It provides as follows: There is hereby established a body to be known as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (in this Act referred to as “the Agency”).

  • Section 31 Money Laundering Act Section 31 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 is about Citation. It provides as follows: This Act may be cited as the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

  • Section 30 Money Laundering Act Section 30 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022 is about Interpretation. It provides as follows: In this Act—“account” means a facility or arrangement by which a financial institution—(a) accepts deposits of currency ; (b) allows withdrawals of currency or transfers into or out of theaccount ; (c)…