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IGP Arrives Benue As Ordered By Buhari

BEVERLY HILLS, January 10, (THEWILL) - The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, on Wednesday arrived Makurdi, Benue, as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The President had on Monday ordered the IGP to move to Benue to restore law and...

Obasanjo, Gowon, Jonathan, Others To Get N280m From FG For Car Purchase

BEVERLY HILLS, January 10, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has approved N280.1m cash payments to former Presidents and Heads of State in 2017 to buy cars. The beneficiaries include Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Gen. Yakubu Gowon...

OPAN Launches Press Defence Fund For Incarcerated Online Journalists

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BEVERLY HILLS, January 09, (THEWILL) - The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria, OPAN, Nigeria’s premier association of digital/new media publishers, has launched a 'Free Press Defence Fund' to help not only Timothy Elombah but any other incarcerated online journalist. This...

2019: INEC Announces Schedule For Primaries, General Elections

BEVERLY HILLS, January 9, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Tuesday announced a detailed timetable for the conduct of the 2019 general elections with the collection of forms for all elections by political parties from the INEC...

Herdsmen/Farmers Clash: FG Bans Open Grazing

SAN FRANCISCO, January 09, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has banned the open grazing of cattle in the country to stem the growing anger sparked by the killings in Benue and other states saying all herdsmen must henceforth ranch...

Boko Haram: Shekau Is In A Terrible State – Army Declares

BEVERLY HILLS, January 09, (THEWILL)- The Nigerian army has declared that Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram insurgent group, is in a terrible state of health. The Army, in a statement issued by Sani Usman, its Spokesman, insisted...

FG Appoints Former INEC Chair, Jega, Others, To Review Nigeria’s Varsity System

BEVERLY HILLS, January 09, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has appointed former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, as part of those to review the university system of Nigeria. The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed,...

For the First Time Since 2014, Nigeria’s Foreign Reserve Tops $40bn

SAN FRANCISCO, January 08, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s external reserve is now at $40.4bn, the first since 2014, before the crash in the price of crude oil in the international markets. The Central Bank of Nigeria announced the development Monday in a...

THEWILL Editorial: Enough Of These Perennial Fuel Crises

SAN FRANCISCO, January 08, (THEWILL) - Again, scarcity of premium motor spirit, otherwise called petrol, has resurfaced across the country. The situation, which has become an annual ritual at Christmas period, has raised speculations that it may have been...

Power Sector Recovers 1,143MW As NNPC Restores Escravos-Lagos Pipeline

BEVERLY HILLS, January 08, (THEWILL) - The country’s electricity supply situation is set to improve as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has concluded repair works on the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline (ELP). In a statement signed by Group General Manger,...