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Three Feared Dead In Agip Oil Pipeline Explosion

BEVERLY HILLS, March 29, (THEWILL) – The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has confirmed another pipeline blast at an oil field, operated by the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) in Bayelsa, killing three people. The Director-General of...

Buhari Advises South Sudan Against Relying On Oil To Grow Economy

BEVERLY HILLS, March 29, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the South Sudanese government to invest more in agriculture and not be solely dependent on oil revenues to grow their nation’s economy. Receiving the outgoing South Sudanese Ambassador to...

Rivers Rerun: Wike Explains Why He Told Electoral Officials To Write Their Will

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BEVERLY HILLS, March 29, (THEWILL) – Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has explained what he meant by requesting electoral officials coming to the state for the rerun election to “write their will,” clarifying that he was only referring...

Group Accuses El-Rufai Of Being Threat To Democracy

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, (THEWILL) – A pro-democracy group - the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA has accused Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state of being a major threat to the peace and sustenance of democracy in...

NNPC Set To End Fuel Scarcity Once And For All

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has again assured it would bring the chaotic fuel scarcity under control in a matter of days, stressing that President Muhammadu Buhari had approved the allocation of...

Update: EgyptAir Plane Hijacked To Cyprus, Most Passengers Freed

Update:  A hijacking that diverted a domestic Egyptian flight to Cyprus has ended with all hostages released and the hijacker surrendering. EgyptAir Flight MS181 was taken over by a passenger claiming to be wearing a suicide explosive belt. Airline officials later said...

CSOs Withdraw Suit As Buhari Apologies Over Sacked VCs, Governing Councils

Five days after his public apology over the dissolution of the Governing Council of Universities, the Coalition of Civil Society Groups CSO, has withdrawn its civil case against President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu. According to...

United States Say It Will Put Pressure On Nigeria To Further Devalue Naira, Ease Currency Controls

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28, (THEWILL) –The United States has revealed that it will press Nigeria in talks this week to adopt a more flexible foreign exchange rate to boost growth and investment in the country. This was revealed by U.S....

Fashola Frees 300,000 PHCN Meters For Distribution

BEVERLY HILLS, March 28, (THEWILL) – Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has revealed that he has secured access to 300,000 electricity meters, that were locked up in a legal battle involving the defunct Power Holding Company...

APC Declares Fayose A Threat To National Security

BEVERLY HILLS, March 28, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state has declared Governor Ayodele Fayose’s conducts as a threat to national security. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Ado Ekiti by The...