{
  "id": 17244787,
  "title": "NDLEA warns paramilitary recruits against paying for drug tests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/ndlea-warns-paramilitary-recruits-against-paying-for-drug-tests-17244787",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:36:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ndlea-warns-paramilitary-recruits-against-paying-for-drug-tests/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has cautioned applicants for recruitment into four paramilitary agencies - the Nigerian Correctional Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps - against paying for the mandatory Drug Integrity Test. The NDLEA emphasized that the Ministry of Interior has already made bulk payment to cover the testing of new intakes, and no payment is required from any candidate or personnel presenting for the Drug Integrity Test. The agency advised applicants to access the NDLEA Drug Integrity Test portal through designated links or access points provided on their respective institutional recruitment portals to avoid making additional payments.",
  "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."
}