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Buhari Presides Over National Council of State Meeting

February 10, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the National Council of States (NCS) meeting at the State House, Abuja. The Council of state is an organ of the Federal Government saddled with the responsibility of advising...

FG To Comply With Supreme Court Ruling Stopping Deadline For Old Naira Notes – AGF

February 09, (THEWILL) - The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said the federal government will comply with the Supreme Court order restraining it and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), from implementing...

Buhari Approves Presidential Transition Council

February 09, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council (PTC), for facilitating and managing the 2023 transition programme. A statement by Willie Bassey, Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government...

CORRIGENDUM: Supreme Court Order on Naira Irrelevant, Non-binding, February 10 Deadline Stays – Legal Opinion

February 08, (THEWILL) - The Supreme Court ruling restraining the federal government from implementing the February 10, 2023 deadline phase out of the old N1000, N500, and N200 notes is irrelevant, non-binding and a distraction, according to a legal...

N805m Fraud: Senator Nwaoboshi Remanded In Lagos Prison

February 08,(THEWILL) - The Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi, has been remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre, to commence his prison term. A statement issued on Wednesday, by the Spokesperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes...

Buhari, Emefiele Meet At Aso Villa

February 08, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, met with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting between Buhari and Emefiele came a few hours after...

Buhari Sacks NSITF MD Michael Akabogu

February 08, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Michael Akabogu, over alleged certificate forgery. The development was confirmed in an internal memo signed by the Executive Director...

CSOs Asks Buhari To Issue Executive Order On Naira Swap, Reject Supreme Court Judgement

February 08, (THEWILL)  -The Civil Society Central Coordinating Council (CSCCC), has rejected a ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, restraining the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) and President Muhammadu Buhari from implementing the February 10 deadline to phase...

BREAKING: Supreme Court Temporarily Bars FG, CBN From Stopping Use Of Old Naira Notes

February 08, (THEWILL) - The Supreme Court has restrained the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), from effecting the February 10, deadline to phase out the old N1000, N500 and N200 notes. Delivering a ruling on...

IPMAN Reverses Directives To Shut Down Fuel Stations

February 07, (THEWILL) - The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has reversed the directives to its members in Borno and Oyo States to shut down fuel stations. Recall that the Borno and Oyo States chapters of IPMAN had...