NewsDeskNg, Author at News Desk Nigeria

Court Adjourns DSS’ N5.5bn defamation suit against SERAP

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2025November 12, 20250

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned hearing in a N5.5 billion defamation suit instituted against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), by two aggrieved operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The hearing earlier fixed for November 12 was put forward...

Wizkid Marks Son’s Successful Debut EP Release

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2025November 12, 20250

Grammy-winning singer Wizkid has expressed overwhelming pride in his 14-year-old son, Boluwatife, whose debut EP, Champion Arrival, skyrocketed to No. 1 on Apple Music Nigeria’s Top Albums just hours after its release. The young artist, supported by his mother, Sola Ogudu, and his manager, shared studio footage ahead of the release. The...

NGO empowers children with disabilities in Abuja schools

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2025November 12, 20250

The Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI), an NGO, on Tuesday empowered children from three special needs schools in the FCT as part of efforts to promote inclusive education. The beneficiary schools were the FCT School for the Blind, the FCT School for Children with Special Needs, Kuje, and the Abuja School for the Deaf,...

Katsina, UNICEF train toilet evacuators on safe disposal of human waste

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2025November 12, 20250

The Katsina State Government, with the support of UNICEF has commenced a five-day extensive training for Fecal Sludge Management (FSM), aimed at sustaining the state’s Open Defecation Free (ODF) status. The training with the aim to equip participants with technical know-how for safe evacuation, treatment, and disposal of human waste...

Caleb University VC to deliver inaugural lecture at Babcock varsity

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2025November 12, 20250

Prof. Olalekan Asikhia, the Vice-Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, is set to deliver an inaugural lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun. Mr Olawale Adekoya, the Information and Media Officer of Caleb University, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. “Barely weeks after delivering a widely acclaimed...

ACCI urges gradual implementation of fuel import tax

NewsDeskNgNov 12, 2025November 12, 20250

The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged gradual implementation of the Federal Government’s 15 per cent fuel import tax to ensure economic stability and consumer protection. The ACCI commended the government’s commitment to strengthening domestic refining capacity through the new policy but warned against sudden enforcement that...

DSS Files Charge Against Man Calling For Coup

NewsDeskNgNov 11, 2025November 11, 20250

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a six-count charge against a 27-year old man, Innocent Chukwuemeka Onukwume, for among others, allegedly advocating for a military coup in the country. The DSS, in the charge, filed before the Federal High Court in Abujja, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/610/2025, said Onukwume, of Umusayo...

Breaking: Panic in Federal Civil Service as gunmen abduct 6 Defence Ministry directors in Kogi

NewsDeskNgNov 11, 2025November 11, 20250

Panic has gripped the Federal Civil Service following the abduction of six Directors from the Federal Ministry of Defence by suspected gunmen along the Kabba–Lokoja highway in Kogi State on Tuesday. According to preliminary reports, the senior officials were traveling for an official engagement when their convoy was ambushed by...

Breaking: EX-CDS Musa secures international appointment

NewsDeskNgNov 11, 2025November 11, 20250

Midlothian Angel Network (Midlo Angels), one of North America’s fastest-growing angel investment networks, said it has appointed the immediate-past Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa (rtd), into its Board of Governors. According to a statement, the appointment was in line with its mission to bridge the cross-border investment...

NDLEA Intercepts Fake Medicinal Cannabis, Warns Public of Health Risk

NewsDeskNgNov 6, 2025November 6, 20250

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has alerted the Nigerian public about the circulation of dangerous illicit substances being falsely packaged and marketed to the public as medicinal cannabis. NDLEA said the public alert became necessary following credible intelligence, which led to the arrest of a 28-year-old drug kingpin...