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How Buhari, Kyari Stopped NSA’s $2.5bn Arms Deal With UAE Businessmen

BEVERLY HILLS, March 18, (THEWILL) - The plan by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd), to buy arms worth $2.51 billion from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2017 was stopped by President Buhari after his...

UK, Canada Lead Worst Countries On Cyber Crimes, With Nigeria Ranked 16th

BEVERLY HILLS, March 18, (THEWILL) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a new report has ranked Nigeria among the worst countries affected by cyber crime. The 2020 Internet Crime Report includes information from 791,790 complaints of suspected internet...

IPPIS: UCH Resident Doctors Embark On 5-Day Warning Strike

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BEVERLY HILLS, March 18, (THEWILL) - The Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital (UCH) Chapter, Ibadan, has embarked on a five-day warning strike over unpaid two-month salaries of its 370 members. Dr Temitope Hussein, who made this known on Wednesday...

FEC Approves $1.5bn For Port Harcourt Refinery Rehab, N3.70bn For Medical Equipment

BEVERLY HILLS, March 17, (THEWILL) - The Federal Executive Council has approved $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery, and ₦3.70 billion for the supply of medical equipment. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva and...

Ex-JAMB Registrar, Professor Ojerinde, Arrested Over N900m Fraud

BEVERLY HILLS, March 17, (THEWILL) - The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday said it had arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde,...

Senate Goes Into Emergency Closed Session After Armed Forces Bill Causes Uproar At Plenary

BEVERLY HILLS, March 17, (THEWILL) - The Senate is currently holding an emergency closed session on a bill that seeks to create the Armed Forces Service Commission. The development came after an uproar over the bill during plenary on Tuesday. The bill,...

Reps Wade Into Banks Vs Telcos N42bn Rift, As CBN Fixes New Charges For USSD Services

BEVERLY HILLS, March 16, (THEWILL) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fixed new charges for customers using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services (USSD). The apex bank said, taking effect from Tuesday, customers would pay a flat fee...

NCAA Grounds Azman Air’s Boeing 737s

BEVERLY HILLS, March 16, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended with immediate effect privately-owned Azman Air from flying all Boeing 737s in the fleet. According to the apex aviation regulatory agency, the suspension has become necessary...

WHO Takes Backward Leap On AstraZeneca, Set To Review Vaccine As 13 Countries Pause Its Use

BEVERLY HILLS, March 16, (THEWILL) - In the wake of several European countries pausing its roll-out,  the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab is set to be reviewed by vaccine safety experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday. Cases arose in Europe of blood clots...

Kano, Port Harcourt, Enugu Airports Open April 4

BEVERLY HILLS, March 15, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has announced April 4, 2021, as the date for the reopening of the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) for international flights while the Port Harcourt and Enugu international airports will...