Aina Ojonugwa, THEWILL

BEVERLY HILLS, April 1, (THEWILL) - The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it has embarked on an indefinite strike beginning from Thursday morning. The strike follows an ultimatum issued to the Federal Government which expired on Wednesday. NARD President, Dr....

BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – An attempted coup in Niger Republic, Nigeria’s northward neighbour, was on Wednesday aborted, with many soldiers reportedly arrested. The coup, staged by a military unit, comes just two days before the country’s first ever peaceful...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – The Delta Police Command has confirmed the death of three persons during a bank robbery at Issele-Uku, Aniocha North LGA of the state. The Delta State Police spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, said the dead included...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – Authorities of the University of Benin, on Wednesday, announced the suspension of the three arms of its Students’ Union Government. The institution’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, in a statement issued in Benin,...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Export-Import Bank has announced its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank to mobilise the sum of $50 million to support Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria. NEXIM said that the $50 million Project...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – The Office of Communications in the United Kingdom, Ofcom, has sanctioned religious channel, Loveworld, owned by Nigerian Pastor, Chris Oyakhilome. Ofcom said in a statement that the station was fined £125,000 (N65.6 million) for breaching...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has expressed worries at the deteriorating security situation in the country, pledging that the UK government was keen on helping Nigeria win the fight against insecurity. “We are...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – Two Capitol police officers have sued former US President Donald Trump for allegedly inciting the January 6 riot that left dozens of their fellow officers injured and one dead. Officers James Blassingame and Sidney Hemby...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 31, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives’ Committee on Customs and Excise (NCS) has proposed a revenue target of N1.56 trillion for the Nigeria Customs Service in 2021, up from the original N1.4 trillion proposition. The N1.4...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 30, (THEWILL) – Rivers State’s Governor Nyesom Wike has sacked the Commissioner for Environment, Igbiks Tamuno. The Governor directed the sacked Commissioner to submit all government documents and properties in his possession to the Permanent Secretary of...