Nigeria records increasing trend of drug abuse: vice president

STORY: Nigeria records increasing trend of drug abuse: vice president DATELINE: June 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigeria's vice president launching new drug test kits 2. various of stakeholders presented 3. various of illicit drugs seized and destroyed by the anti-drug agency 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's Vice President 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's Vice President STORYLINE: Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday that Nigeria is recording an increasing trend of drug abuse, especially in areas of conflict and in post-conflict settings, such as among the internally displaced persons and in refugee camps. This trend has become a "special concern" to the Nigerian authorities, Osinbajo said at an event organized in commemoration of the 2022 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's Vice Pre

Nigeria's vice president aspires to join 2023 presidential race

STORY: Nigeria's vice president aspires to join 2023 presidential race DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's Vice President 2 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's vice President 3 various of supporters of Yemi Osinbajo 4 various of Yemi Osinbajo at different events STORYLINE: Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday formally declared his aspiration to run for president in next year's general election in the most populous African country. In a video posted on his official Twitter handle, Osinbajo said he hopes to achieve the aim on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Osinbajo said he is aiming to ride on the opportunity of serving the country for seven years "as vice president under a true Nigerian patriot, a servant of the nation in war and peace, and a man of integrity, President Muhammadu Buhari." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's Vice President