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FG To Revisit Minimum Wage As Economic Pressures Mount

June 25 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has signalled plans to review Nigeria’s ₦70,000 national minimum wage, acknowledging that the current benchmark may no longer adequately reflect prevailing economic realities amid rising inflation and mounting cost-of-living pressures. The indication was...

CBN Freezes Accounts Linked to Six Terror Financing Suspects, Four BDC Operators

June 25 (THEWILL) — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks, payment service banks, and other financial institutions to immediately freeze all accounts, assets, and transactions linked to six individuals and four Bureau De Change (BDC) operators...

ICPC Files Fresh Charges Against El Rufai Over N8.8bn CCTV Contract

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June 25 (THEWILL) — Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has entered a fresh legal battle after the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arraigned him, his former Senior Special Adviser and Counsellor, Jimi Lawal,...

Constitutional Lawyer Ozekhome Barred From Using SAN Title Pending Disciplinary Probe

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Legal Practitioners' Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank of prominent constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Chief Mike Ozekhome, pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him. The decision...

BREAKING: Senate Passes Landmark State Police Bill, Approves Constitutional Framework For Decentralised Policing

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the landmark Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police across the federation, marking a historic step in Nigeria’s decades-long effort to decentralise policing and strengthen the country’s security...

Cardoso Unveils CBN Naira Ambassadors Club To Promote Respect For National Currency

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, has launched the CBN Naira Ambassadors Club, a new initiative to promote proper handling of the Naira and encouraging young Nigerians to become advocates...

Tinubu Courts Mastercard Investment, Says Nigeria’s Youths Are Nation’s Greatest Asset

June 23 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that Nigeria’s youthful population remains the country’s most valuable resource, assuring global investors that the nation possesses a ready-to-learn, technology-driven workforce capable of competing effectively in the global economy. The President...

SEC Halts Dangote Refinery IPO Promotions, Orders Refund Of Investor Funds

June 23 (THEWILL) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered capital market operators to immediately stop all promotional activities linked to a purported initial public offering by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, warning that it has...

Disu Bans Unauthorised Videos, Live Streams By Police Personnel, Directs X-Squad, FID To Track Officers

June 23, (THEWILL) — The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has prohibited officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from engaging in unauthorised social media activities, including the creation of videos, live streaming, and other...

Tinubu Pushes State Police Reform, Transmits Constitutional Bill To Senate

June 23, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has intensified efforts to reform Nigeria’s security architecture by transmitting a Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police to the Senate, a move widely seen as a major step...