Segun Adeyemi, THEWILL

Nigerians consumed 15.32 million terabytes of internet data between June 2025 and May 2026. The consumption was estimated to be worth N6.6tn, based on an average data value of N431 per GB. Monthly data usage climbed 44%, reaching...

Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has condemned remarks attributed to Islamic cleric Sheikh Yahya Jingir at a political gathering in Kano. Jingir urged Muslims to support Muslim-Muslim political tickets and was quoted as referring to non-Muslims as “infidels”. ...

Nigeria’s tax revenue surged 113% to N27.1tn by July 2026 from N12.3tn in 2023. The Nigeria Revenue Service linked the increase to tax digitisation, new tax laws and tighter revenue administration. Oil production, foreign reserves, capital inflows and...

Atiku Abubakar says 5,091 Nigerians were killed in violent incidents over three months, calling the figure an indictment of President Bola Tinubu’s government. The Presidency rejects the assessment, citing the killing of between 13,000 and 20,000 terrorists and...

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has accused Minister Adegboyega Oyetola of threatening the credibility of the August 15 governorship election. The allegation followed Oyetola’s warning that the APC would reclaim the governorship seat from Adeleke. Adeleke interpreted Oyetola’s remarks...

African governments, funders and health innovators have made 10 commitments to accelerate digital health transformation across the continent. The commitments target healthcare financing, primary healthcare, maternal and child health, innovation and ethical health data sharing. Organisers say progress...

Refined petroleum products became the UK’s biggest goods import from Nigeria, worth £674.5 million in the year to March 2026. Nigerian crude oil imports fell 64.3%, dropping below refined petroleum products for the first time in the latest...

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has urged voters to participate actively in the August 15 governorship election. He called on residents to “vote and defend” their ballots, describing free and fair elections as a constitutional right. The governor made...

The Accord Party has accused the Osun State Police Command of targeting its leaders and supporters ahead of the August 15 governorship election. The party alleged that Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation Mayowa Adejoorin and about 60 members...

August 03, (THEWILL) — For decades, Africa's economic trajectory has been shaped as much by events beyond its borders as by decisions made within them. Commodity price crashes, global financial crises, the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical tensions and tighter monetary...