As the world continues to deal with the effects and impact of several labs and scientists are racing to develop vaccines and drugs for the cure of the novel disease. At the moment, the World Health Organization (WHO) is yet to approve any vaccine or drug for COVID-19, but different investigatory treatments and drugs are being subjected to trials. Here the are top 10 under investigation.

Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Monday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on Monday.

Martin Oloja this week takes a look at the silence from Nigeria seat of power, Aso Rock and says in time like this, silence is no more golden. President Muhammadu Buhari must speak to Nigerians on coronavirus.

Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, disclosed that they have intercepted two buses belonging to a big transport company over alleged movement of illicit drugs into the country. The buses, which were en route Lagos from Ghana, were intercepted during “an inward clearance” of passengers on board the bus.

Peru expels 131 Venezuelans with criminal records, dozens of them arrested in a raid on a hostel on a beach near Lima, where police seized weapons and drugs, officials said.

German authorities have seized a record amount of smuggled heroin at the German-Polish border. The drugs were said to be worth upwards of €50 million on the street.

Without his mother and some kind-hearted individuals and organisations, Jesujuwon Ogbereke would not have been able to overcome his addiction to narcotics and opioids drugs.

Smugglers have continued to threaten the mental well being of Nigerians with their relentless importation of dangerous and prohibited drugs.

Nigerian youths have been advised to stay off drugs as it is said to be one of the leading causes of recent suicide cases.

US teenagers are backing away from sex, drugs and alcohol. The CDC has released new data showing the changes from 1991 to 2017. Figures show that 60.4% of American high schoolers tried alcohol in 2017. That's a fall from 81.6% in 1991.

For the past 11 years, the Maputo Skate movement has been encouraging young people to stay out of trouble. But how can skating keep kids in school and away from drugs?

6 reasons Nigerians engage in abuse drugs.