Education Minister announces mandatory drug testing for varsity students Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has announced plans to implement compulsory and random drug testing for students in higher institutions nationwide. The announcement follows a meeting between the Education Minister and NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), in Abuja on Wednesday, where they discussed ways to tackle the growing issue of drug abuse among students. Alausa expressed strong support for the NDLEA’s proposed three-pronged strategy to tackle drug use: revising drug education content in schools, introducing stand-alone drug abuse prevention programmes in...