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July 9 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has commenced consultations with key stakeholders to adopt 112 as Nigeria's single national emergency telephone number, marking a major step towards establishing a unified emergency response system across the country. The move follows...

July 9 (THEWILL) — The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to summon the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria and undertake a comprehensive review of bilateral relations with Pretoria following renewed xenophobic attacks targeting Nigerians and...

July 9 (THEWILL) — Benue State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Abdullahi Usman of Awe Local Government Area in Nasarawa State in connection with the assassination of a lecturer at the Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi,...

July 9 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to expedite consideration and passage of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in a move aimed at strengthening the administration, governance and quality of...

July 9 (THEWILL) — Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) account for more than 18 percent of Nigeria’s fibre-optic network, highlighting the concentration of digital infrastructure in the country’s commercial and administrative hubs, while many states continue to...

July 9 (THEWILL) — The Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Communities Development Associations (CONECDA) Youth Wing has raised fresh concerns over the worsening security situation across Nigeria's Middle Belt, alleging that more than 700 people were killed and 471,820 others...

July 9 (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has suspended Online Integrated Solution (OIS Services) from handling Nigerian visa applications in the United States, directing all prospective applicants to submit their applications directly to the Embassy of Nigeria...

July 9 (THEWILL) — A former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, was on Thursday remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre after the Federal Government arraigned him before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory...

July 9 (THEWILL) — The father of Adeniyi Adeyemi, who claims to be the Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has alleged that security operatives stormed his Ogbomoso residence in search of his son. THEWILLearlier reported...

July 9 (THEWILL) — Bandits holding dozens of abducted pupils and teachers from schools in Oyo State have warned security forces against attempting a rescue operation, threatening to kill the captives if troops advance on their hideout, the Minister...