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BREAKING: Gov Akeredolu Floors Jegede At Appeal Court

June 16, (THEWILL)- The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure has dismissed the petition filed by Barrister Eyitayo Jegede (SAN), the Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the October 2020 election in Ondo State, against the election...

Did New Army Chief Just Talk Himself Into Trouble?

June 16, (THEWILL)- The Nigerian Army has clarified that the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Faruk Yahaya, has not spent 36 years in service as widely reported in the media. During his confirmation screening at the National Assembly,...

CBN Plans To Downsize Nigerian Imports By 35%

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June 16, (THEWILL)- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed plans to reduce the country’s import bill by about 35 percent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, made this known on Tuesday, while receiving a delegation from the Central Bank of...

Reps Screen New Army Chief

June 15, (THEWILL)- The House of Representatives’ Committees on Army and Defence has screened President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for the position of Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya. The screening took place on Tuesday behind closed doors in the...

Gambia Explores Nigeria To Mint Her Currency

June 15, (THEWILL)- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has agreed in principle to mint The Gambian Dalasi. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, agreed to the currency minting proposal from the Governor of the Central Bank of The Gambia, Buah Saidy,...

Buhari Virtually Breaks Ground For NLNG Train 7, Wants Timely Completion 

June 15, (THEWILL)- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday charged that the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Train 7 be delivered on time so that the Train 8 project can commence. The President gave the charge at the virtual groundbreaking ceremony of...

Activist Drags Govt, Lai Mohammed To Court Over Twitter Ban

June 15, (THEWILL)- A Human Rights Activist, Inibehe Effiong, has sued the Federal Government to court for suspending social media platform, Twitter. Also joined in the suit is the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and the Minister of...

Nigeria Must Decentralise Or Disintegrate, Soyinka Warns

June 15, (THEWILL)- Nigeria may not see another Democracy Day and may not remain as one nation if it fails to operate a decentralised system of government, Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, warned. “Not if it continues this way. Not...

PDP Govs Carpet President On Security, Debts, CBN, Twitter Ban, Others

June 14, (THEWILL)- Governors elected on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) have called for the decentralisation of the operations of the security apparatus of the country. They also described the President Muhammadu Buhari-led banning of Twitter as...

OPEC: Nigeria’s Crude Oil Production Hits Record Low in May

June 14, (THEWILL)- Nigeria’s crude oil production output hit record low levels in May, the June Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has shown. The monthly report indicated that in the first quarter...