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June 23 (THEWILL) — Credit to Nigeria’s private sector rose to ₦81.04 trillion in May 2026, highlighting the resilience of lending activity despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) continued tight monetary policy to curb inflation. According to the latest...

June 23 (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to winners of the June 20, 2026, bye-elections conducted across Rivers, Enugu, Nasarawa, Ondo and Kano states. The presentation followed the announcement of results from...

June 23 (THEWILL) — The Lagos Police Command has arrested four suspects after intercepting a truck conveying military camouflage uniforms and cartons of suspected hard drugs. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh Tijani Fatai, disclosed...

June 23 (THEWILL) — Nigeria's electricity distribution companies (DisCos) have begun compensating customers for failing to meet the minimum power supply hours required under the country's Band A electricity tariff regime, marking a significant shift in regulatory enforcement within...

June 23 (THEWILL) — Vice President Kashim Shettima has declared that Nigeria will attain its full potential only when communities across the country are led by individuals who prioritise unity, justice and service above personal ambition, insisting that leaders...

June 23 (THEWILL) — Nigeria remained one of the world's largest gas-flaring nations in 2025, ranking among nine countries responsible for 83 percent of global gas flaring, according to the World Bank's latest Global Gas Flaring Tracker Report. The report,...

June 23 (THEWILL) — Immediate past governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has thrown light on why he denied Governor Hyacinth Alia a governorship ticket in the 2023 general election under the platform of the People's Democratic Party...

June 23, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has intensified efforts to reform Nigeria’s security architecture by transmitting a Constitution Alteration Bill seeking the establishment of state police to the Senate, a move widely seen as a major step...

June 23, (THEWILL) — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ordered the deportation of a Nigerian national, Ayodeji Olamide Ajayi, over allegations that he overstayed his student visa and accumulated a lengthy criminal record that...

June 23, (THEWILL) — Chairman and founder of Air Peace Airlines Limited, Chief Allen Onyema, has called on the Federal Government to urgently review the multiple taxes and charges imposed on airlines, to avoid distress and massive job...