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UBTH Confirms New Case Of Lassa Fever Death In Edo

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (THEWILL) – Medical authorities of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) have confirmed a new case of Lassa fever death which occurred last week. THEWILL gathered that the patient whose identity could not be ascertained...

You Are Not Empowered To Summon CCT Chair – Falana Tells Senate

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (THEWILL) – Popular lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has told the Senate that its summons of Danladi Umar, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), by the Senate Ethics Committee...

Nigeria: Federal Lawmakers Approve $300m Diaspora Bond

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BEVERLY HILLS, April 19, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has unanimously supported President Muhammadu Buhari's request to increase the Diaspora bond from $100 million Euro bond to $300 million Euro bond. The resolution was passed on Tuesday following the...

We Bought Land Cruisers For N36.5 Million Each – Senate Explains

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (THEWILL) – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, Ibrahim Gobir, has explained that the Senate paid N36.5 million each for dozens of Toyota Land Cruisers it acquired for senators. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday,...

Saraki Won’t Benefit From Amendment Of CCB/CCT Law – Senate

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (THEWILL) – The Senate has declared that its President, Bukola Saraki, will not benefit from the proposed amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act as the proposed amendment will not affect his...

705,352 Apply For 10,000 Police Vacancies

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (THEWILL) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has received 705,352 applications, as at Tuesday, April 19, from candidates seeking employment into the Nigeria Police Force through its recruitment drive for 10,000 officers. This was disclosed in...

EFCC Uncovers Another 37,395 Ghost Workers In Federal Civil Service

SAN FRANCISCO, April 19 (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it had detected 37,395 ghost workers on the payroll of the Federal Civil Service that the government lost about N1 billion to them. The...

Nigeria To Become China’s Trading Hub In West Africa – Emefiele

BEVERLY HILLS, April 19, (THEWILL) – Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has revealed that part of Nigeria’s recent deal with China includes an understanding that the country becomes China’s trading hub in West Africa. He...

Senate Summons CCT Chairman To Appear Within 48 Hours

BEVERLY HILLS, April 19, (THEWILL) – It appears that the upper chamber of the National Assembly is fighting back over the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). The Senate through its Committee...

Nigeria Opens Tender Seeking Partners To Revive Its Ailing Refineries

Nigeria's state oil firm NNPC has launched bidding to find partners to overhaul its ailing refineries, it said in a tender published on Tuesday. Africa's top oil producer has been trying to restart its refineries, which hardly produce any petrol...