{
  "id": 15669403,
  "title": "Drug abuse destroying Nigerian youths, warns pro-chancellor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/drug-abuse-destroying-nigerian-youths-warns-pro-chancellor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T23:26:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/drug-abuse-destroying-nigerian-youths-warns-pro-chancellor/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pro-Chancellor Prof Bayo Ayorinde has warned Nigerian youths against drug abuse, describing it as a growing menace that threatens their future, families, and society. During the fifth convocation lecture of Trinity University, Lagos, Ayorinde urged graduating students to shun drugs and make choices that would protect their well-being and future. He recounted the experience of a colleague whose son became addicted to drugs while studying at a private university in Lagos, highlighting the devastating consequences of drug abuse on individuals and their loved ones.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}