Headline

Buhari Returns From South Africa

SAN FRANCISCO, October 04, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari is back in Abuja after a three-day official visit to South Africa where he held bilateral talks with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa. The two African leaders also co-chaired the inaugural...

Court Grants Sowore, Bakare N150m Bail

SAN FRANCISCO, October 04, (THEWILL) - A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday admitted Omoleye Sowore, Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, to bail in the sum of N150m. Sowore was charged to court by the Federal Government on seven counts...

FG Will Have To Retrench Workers To Afford New Minimum Wage – Ngige

Ask ZiVA 728x90 Ads
SAN FRANCISCO, October 04, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has announced that the Federal Government would have to lay off workers to be able to meet a wage bill of N580 billion needed to meet...

IGP Unveils New Police Order On Use Of Force

SAN FRANCISCO, October 04, (THEWILL) - The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu has launched the reviewed force order 237, which has to do with the use of force and firearms. The new order, which was reviewed in collaboration...

Sowore, Agba Jalingo, To Know Fate On Bail Application

SAN FRANCISCO, October 04, (THEWILL) - The Federal High Court in Abuja has began hearing of the bail application of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow protest. At the last adjourned date, Ijeoma Ojukwu the presiding judge fixed Friday to hear...

Nigeria To Charge Banks $1.3 bln For Failing To Meet Loan Deadline – Sources

Nigeria’s central bank plans to charge 12 banks a total of more than 400 billion naira ($1.3 billion) for failing to meet its minimum loan-to-deposit ratio requirement by a September deadline, three banking sources told Reuters on Thursday. The central...

Buhari, Ramaphosa Pledge To ‘Take All Necessary Measures’ Against Xenophobia

SAN FRANCISCO, October 03, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, have vowed to put in place all measures needed to prevent a reoccurrence of xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other foreigners in that country. This...

Minimum Wage: Workers Threaten Strike From October 16

SAN FRANCISCO, October 03, (THEWILL) - Nigerian workers have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike from October 16, if the Federal Government fails to reconvene the meeting of the committee negotiating the consequential adjustment on the new minimum...

Senate To Probe Seven Oil Firms Over $21bn Unremitted Funds

BEVERLY HILLS, October 03, (THEWILL) - The Senate has mandated three of its committees to investigate seven international oil companies over their alleged refusal to remit about $21 billion to the national treasury. The decision of the upper chamber was...

Buhari Arrives South Africa For State Visit, Bi-National Commission Meeting

BEVERLY HILLS, October 02, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday arrived in Pretoria, South Africa for a state visit and 9th meeting of Bi-National Commission, which will for the first time witness participation of the two Heads of State...