NewsDeskNg, Author at News Desk Nigeria

NUJ FCT Partners Adobe Express to train 100 Journalists

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

Chairman of NUJ FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike on Monday reiterated the Council’s commitment towards empowering Media Practitioners in the Nations Capital through continuous learning, innovation, and exposure to global best practices. Comrade Ike made the commitment while declaring open one-day capacity training organized by the Council in collaboration with...

FG, China Partner To Localise CNG, EV Infrastructure Manufacturing In Nigeria

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

*VP Shettima welcomes strategic partnership with Chinese firm to train 100,000 Nigerians The Federal Government of Nigeria and a Chinese firm, New Power Technology (NPT), Monday, engaged in a strategic partnership to localise the manufacturing and assembly of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in Nigeria. The...

Lamido Emerges Unopposed As PDP Governorship Candidate In Jigawa

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

Mustapha Sule Lamido vows to rebuild Jigawa and tackle hardship after emerging PDP’s sole governorship candidate for 2027. Thousands of supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gathered in Dutse on Sunday as Mustapha Sule Lamido was affirmed unopposed as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Jigawa...

Tinubu Extends Olive Branch To Critics After Landslide APC Primary Victory

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

Tinubu calls for unity, dialogue and cooperation after securing APC presidential ticket with 10.9 million primary votes. President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, extended a hand of fellowship to his critics after winning the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket ahead of the 2027 general election. Tinubu, who reportedly polled a massive 10.9 million...

APC Aspirant Rejects Nasarawa Assembly Primaries, Demands Cancellation

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

Beauty Ebu alleges no primary election was conducted in Doma South and vows to challenge declared APC results legally. An aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former Senior Special Advice to governor Abdulllahi Sule on environmental matters, Beauty Ebu, has called for the cancellation of...

Yilwatda: APC Presidential Primary Turnout Mirrors What Nigerians Will Deliver In 2027

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

APC chairman says party’s nationwide primary turnout shows opposition cannot match its growing political strength ahead of 2027. APC chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda has described the turnout at the congresses held on Saturday to nominate the 2027 presidential candidate of the party as a mock demonstration of what the general election would...

Lagos Reassures Residents Amid Ebola Outbreak In Central Africa

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

Lagos says no Ebola case recorded, activates surveillance and emergency response systems across the state. The Lagos State Ministry of Health has reassured residents that there is no cause for alarm over the evolving Ebola outbreak in Central and East Africa, stating that the state’s biosecurity infrastructure remains fully activated...

Atiku: 2023 MVP, Nigeria’s strongest opposition bet for 2027, by Olusola Sanni

NewsDeskNgMay 25, 2026May 25, 20260

As Nigeria inches toward the 2027 presidential election, the political terrain has changed significantly from the emotionally charged battlefield of 2023. The protest-fuelled momentum that powered Peter Obi and the Labour Party has largely waned, giving way to a more conventional electoral environment where structure, experience, resilience, and national reach...

Adetokunbo Abiru: Tinubu Inherited Economy Already In Decline

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

Abiru says Tinubu met Nigeria’s economy in distress and introduced reforms to restore investor confidence. Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Adetokunbo Abiru, has defended the economic reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu, saying the administration inherited an economy already in severe decline when it assumed office in 2023. Speaking...

Mahmood Dahlat: Nigeria Prepared For Ebola Threat Despite DR Congo Outbreak

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2026May 24, 20260

Dahlat says strengthened surveillance and emergency response systems can contain any possible Ebola outbreak entering the country. President of the Nigeria Infectious Diseases Society, Dr Mahmood Dahlat, has asserted that Nigeria has developed the capacity to respond effectively to any potential Ebola outbreak despite growing concerns over the deadly virus...