Title:	Newspapers Framing of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Activities in Nigeria
Author(s):	Ezegwu Daniel Toochukwu, Agnes. O. Ezeji, Nwokeocha M. Ifeanyi & Chukwuemeka Nwakego Gloria
Abstract:	The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency was set up in 1989 for preventing illegal narcotraffic and utilisation in Nigerian society, thus this study examined the Nigerian newspapers’ framing of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) activities in Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were: To find out how frequently Daily Trust and the Vanguard newspapers reported the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) activities in Nigeria and to ascertain the dominant frame used in the coverage of NDLEA activities in Nigeria by the select newspapers. The scholars utilised the content analysis method. The sample size was 126 which was derived using Nwanna’s 1998 stipulation. The sampling technique was the census method. The period of study covered one year (1st December 2021 to 30th November 2022). The researchers discovered that Vanguard newspaper covered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) activities in Nigeria more than the Daily Trust newspaper. Further findings indicated that the dominant frame used in reporting NDLEA activities in Nigeria was the arrest of drug courier frames. The study concludes that the Vanguard newspaper was more active and frequently covered NDLEA activities in Nigeria than the Daily Trust newspaper. The scholars recommended that the media should report more activities of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria more often and an awareness and sensitisation frame should be used in reporting the issues by studied newspapers.
Keywords:	Select, Newspapers, Framing, NDLEA, Activities
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