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NCDC Confirms 3 Additional Omicron Cases

December 07, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed three additional cases of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2) of COVID-19 in the country. NCDC director-general, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in a statement on Tuesday said the three...

Red List: Senate Asks UK To Rescind Decision 

December 07, (THEWILL) - The senate has condemned the United Kingdom's unjustified inclusion of Nigeria in its COVID-19 red list. The body advised the UK government to be sensitive to the diplomatic relations between both countries when taking decisions that...

Nigeria Ranks 103 In Global Passport Index 

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December 07, (THEWILL) - The latest global passport index has ranked Nigeria 103 out of 116 countries with the most powerful international passports in the world. Nigeria is sharing the 103rd position with Ethiopia in the 2021 Henley Passport Index. A...

Buhari Writes Senate, Seeks Passage Of Finance Bill 2021

December 07, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking the consideration and subsequent passage of the 2021 Finance bill. that will guide the implementation of the 2022 appropriation. The President had on October 7 presented before...

COVID-19: MTN Announces Mandatory Vaccination For Staff

December 07, (THEWILL) - As the COVID-19 Omicron variant rages across the world, MTN Group on Monday said it will make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for its staff from January 2022. Announcing this in a press statement, MTN Group President and...

Lagos Got N10bn To Fight COVID-19 ― PSC

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 on Monday disclosed that Lagos State got N10 billion from the Federal Government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic as part of resources made available to states and Federal Capital...

Court Fixes February 21 For Judgement In Suit Questioning Atiku’s Citizenship

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed February 21, 2022, to deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa querying the Nigerian citizenship of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku...

Malami Launches Virtual Court Sitting At Kuje Correctional Centre

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Monday said the deployment of virtual court sitting technology in correctional facilities is aimed at ensuring speedy dispensation of justice and decongestion...

Omicron: Redlisting Nigeria Is Discriminatory – Lai Mohammed 

December 06, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned the redlisting of Nigeria by the United Kingdom government over the two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 reported in the country. THEWILL had reported that...

BREAKING: UK Suspends Processing Of Visitor Visa Applications From Nigeria

December 05, (THEWILL) - The British High Commission said on Sunday it would suspend the processing of visitor visa applications from all red list countries, including Nigeria. This was announced in a statement issued by the commission, a development coming...