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THEWILL EDITORIAL: That Desperate Denial of 166 Worshippers Abduction in Kaduna

January 26, (THEWILL) — Kidnapping is not new in Kaduna State, one of the hotbeds of insecurity in northern Nigeria, but when a group of Christian worshippers are kidnapped by terrorists and security forces in the state hastily, without...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Katsina State’s Appeasement of Bandits

January 25, (THEWILL) — If there is any evidence against the controversial plan by the Katsina State Government to release 70 suspected and convicted bandits in a swap deal for 1,000 abducted but released victims is foolhardy, here it...

OPINION: Carney’s Wake-Up Call To Africa

January 22, (THEWILL) — Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 20, 2026, that marked what could possibly be the most stark admission from a Western leader in decades....

OPINION: CRITIQUE: The Battle For The Towels

...the towels—innocent, hardworking towels—were being treated like contraband. January 19, (THEWILL) — AFCON has always promised drama, passion, controversy—and occasionally, comedy. But few could have predicted that one of the most talked-about scenes at the just-concluded tournament would involve not...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Fake Kidnapping Scams on the Rise

January 19, (THEWILL) — Another dimension to kidnapping for ransom has been uncovered by the Police in Lagos. The dramatis personae are different, not the usual run-of-the-mill criminals armed with dangerous weapons or terrorists; but ordinary people driven by...

OPINION: Nigeria’s Death Centres

January 19, (THEWILL) — An average Nigerian hospital operates like a mortuary, just as an average Nigerian ambulance is essentially a casket in motion. The recent tragedy shared by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie—the avoidable loss of her 21-month-old son—has once...

Why we Renamed Optimus as PlutusNeo – Afrinvest GMD

Says digitisation is pulling more youths into the stock market January 19, (THEWILL) — The Group Managing Director of Afrinvest (West Africa) Limited, Dr. Ike Chioke, has explained that the decision to rename the firm’s digital investment platform from Optimus...

SEC Corrects Fund Managers’ AUM Capital Rule from 10% to 0.1%

January 19, (THEWILL) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has clarified that fund and portfolio managers will be required to hold 0.1% of Assets Under Management (AUM) as regulatory capital and not 10% as initially stated in its...

New Tax Law: Traders, Business Owners Now Prefer Cash to Bank Transfers– Study

January 19, (THEWILL) — Some traders, business owners now prefer cash payment from customers for goods and services rendered. This followed implementation of the new tax law, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) study reveals. Some of the traders...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: End of ASUU Strike in Sight?

January 18, (THEWILL) — After 16 years of negotiations, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, signed what has been described as a landmark agreement. According to the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who unveiled...

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