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Senator Modu Sheriff Faces Unexpected Backlash

July 13, (THEWILL) — Almost a week after he launched a political diatribe against the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, former Borno State governor, who later represented Borno Central District at the National Assembly...

Nigeria’s Prolonged Silence on Budget Implementation Reports: A Dangerous Gap in Fiscal Transparency

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government's failure to publish Nigeria's Budget Implementation Report (BIR) beyond the third quarter of 2025 should concern every Nigerian. While budget preparation and appropriation often dominate public discourse, budget implementation is where governance...

Nigeria’s FX Market Turnover Slumps 47 Percent To $1.63bn After Early July Surge

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July 13, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s foreign exchange market recorded its steepest weekly decline in turnover this year, with total transactions across the FX Spot and Derivatives markets falling 46.57 percent to $1.631 billion in the week ended July 10,...

Notorious Northwest Bandit Leader Sani Yellow Killed

Sani Yellow was killed while attempting to repel an offensive launched against his camp by local security volunteers. The bandit leader had been linked to kidnappings, cattle rustling and other violent crimes across Zamfara and the wider North-West. ...

IFC, NGX, LCCI Launch Gender Initiative To Boost Investment, Women’s Economic Participation

July 12, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s private sector has launched the Nigeria Gender Country Programme (NGCP), a new initiative aimed at expanding women’s participation in leadership, employment, entrepreneurship and finance as part of efforts to strengthen business competitiveness and drive...

Protesters Take Victims’ Bodies To Och’Idoma Palace Following Death Of 10 In Oturkpo Invasion

July 12, (THEWILL) — The Chairman of Oturkpo Local Government area, Mr Maxwell Ogiri, has confirmed the invasion of Oturkpo-Nobi community by suspected herdsmen at the early hours of Sunday, during which 10 lives were lost, and several others...

Cleric Credits Gov Eno’s Policies With Decline In Youth Crime, Drug-Related Violence In Akwa Ibom

July 12, (THEWILL) — A cleric, Most Rev. Friday Ibanga, has attributed the decline in youth restiveness, violent crime and vandalism in Akwa Ibom State to the people-oriented policies of Governor Umo Eno, saying the administration's approach has helped...

Fake Agency: Gbajabiamila, AGoF, HosF Officials, Others to Appear as Witnesses in Adeyemi’s Trial on Tuesday

July 12, (THEWILL) — The Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajiabiamila, Staff in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, AGoF, the Head of Service of the Federation, HoSF, and 10 others have been listed...

South African Woman Uses Three-Year-Old Son As Cover To Smuggle 5.75kg Heroin Into Nigeria – NDLEA

July 12, (THEWILL) — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 38-year-old South African woman, Ms Will Jessica Ann, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilograms of heroin...

Ohaukwu Youth General Assembly Endorses Nwifuru, APGA Lawmaker For 2027 Election

July 12, (THEWILL) — A socio-cultural and non-partisan organisation, Ohaukwu General Youth Assembly (OGYA), has endorsed the re-election bid of Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for the 2027 general elections, citing infrastructure development and human empowerment. The youths, in their numbers...