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FAAC:  Revenue Surge Fails to Trim States’ Debt Profile 

December 16, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been awash with cash in the past one year, following the surge in their share of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).   However, this does not...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Nigeria’s Laudable Gesture

December 16, (THEWILL) – The President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Dr Omar Touray announced, during the 66th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held on Sunday at the...

LONG ROAD TO DECENTRALISED POLICING: Vigilance as FG, State Governors Move To Establish State Police… 

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December 15, (THEWILL) - Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State last Wednesday sounded upbeat about the strong support for state police among majority of his counterparts, but some key stakeholders, many of whom he said would be further engaged...

Concerns over Declining Foreign Investments in Oil, Gas, Telecom

..Amid $1trn Economy Dream December 15, (THEWILL) - Two critical sectors, oil, gas and telecommunications (Telecom), recorded poor foreign investment performance in the third quarter of the year (Q3 2024), according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Capital Importation...

Yakubu Under Fire for Comments on Ghana Poll

December 15, (THEWILL) - As one of the observers who monitored the December 7, 2024 Ghana polls, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, felt moved to commend the smooth conduct of the election but...

THEWILL EDITORIAL: Ghana’s Electoral Example for Nigeria

December 15, (THEWILL) - On December 7, 2024 Ghanaians went to the poll and voted for a new president and parliamentarians. The election was not only smooth; it was peaceful and fair. The Electoral Commission cleared 12 candidates for...

Mahmood Yakubu Is Alive, Not Dead – INEC

December 14, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has dismissed as fake a social media report claiming that its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had died in a London hospital. Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, who made the clarification in...

Old, New N1,000, N500, N200 Banknotes Remain Legal Tender – CBN

December 14, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated that all versions of the naira, including the old and new designs of N1,000, N500, and N200 denominations, as well as the commemorative and previous designs of...

Trump-Vance Transition Fends Off Attack On Boulos By NY Times, Others, Insists Adviser On Middle East Affairs Is A Dealmaker, Respected Businessman

December 13, (THEWILL) - The Trump-Vance Transition Team has taken a swipe at The New York Times and other Western media outlets after they published reports attacking Dr Massad Boulos, Donald Trump’s pick as his Adviser on Middle East...

Yahaya Bello Arraigned On Fresh 19-Count Charges, Granted ₦500m Bail

December 13, (THEWILL) - Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday on a fresh 19-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering and misappropriation of public funds totaling...