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Poor Attendance Stalls Consideration of Constitution Review Report In Senate

BEVERLY HILLS, October 15, (THEWILL) - The Senate on Wednesday deferred further consideration of the Constitution review report to Tuesday, next week due to poor attendance by  senators at the plenary session. Senate rules provides that the upper chamber must...

Nigeria: 2015 Presidential Election: Buhari Formally Declares At Packed Event

SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, (THEWILL) – Former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday formally declared his intention to seek the Presidency in the 2015 general elections under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Buhari, who addressed...

Nigeria: USAID, GuarantCo, Standard Chartered Inject Fresh $90m Into Power Sector

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SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, (THEWILL) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), GuarantCo and Standard Chartered Bank announced Tuesday an agreement to make available $90 million in new private sector financing for the power sector in Nigeria. A loan...

Court Frees Fred Ajudua As EFCC Withdraws $1.69m Fraud Charges

… Ebola Scares Foreign Witnesses From Nigeria An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday discharged a socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, of $1.69m (about N252.8m) fraud charge. Justice Kudirat Jose discharged Ajudua and his co-defendant, Charles Orie, following the withdrawal of the...

Obanikoro, Wike, Chukwu, Others Resign As Ministers, Join Guber Race

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE, AMBASSADOR MUSILIU OBANIKORO SAN FRANCISCO, October 15, (THEWILL) – At least seven members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday tendered their letters of resignation to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)...

Second Health Worker Tests Positive for Ebola in Texas

A second health-care worker in Texas tested positive for Ebola after caring for a patient with the deadly viral illness, adding to concern that infection controls at U.S. hospitals aren’t strong enough. The worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital reported...

Gowon, UBA GMD, Akinwunmi, Others Receive Leadership Awards

SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, (THEWILL) – Former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon, Group Managing Director and CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Phillips Oduoza, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina were among many other credible...

Navy Nabs Nine Oil Thieves In Delta

SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS Delta) on Tuesday said it arrested nine suspected oil thieves on board a self-propelled barge named MV Jochebed, laden with about 200,000 litres of a substance suspected to...

Gowon At 80: Fashola Seeks Moral And Spiritual Reconstruction Of Nigeria

SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, (THEWILL) –Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), Tuesday in Abuja, called for what he described as the moral and spiritual reconstruction of the country, saying though the assets of Nigeria, in men and...

Delta Assembly Passes Vote Of Confidence On Uduaghan

SAN FRANCISCO, October 14, (THEWILL) – The Delta State House of Assembly Tuesday passed a vote of implicit confidence on Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for his policies and programmes, which the lawmakers are geared towards the upliftment of the state...