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June 22 (THEWILL) — An explosive revolt has hit the Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), as the Deputy State Chairman, State Secretary, and over 11 members of the State Executive Committee (SEC) resigned over allegations...

June 22 (THEWILL) — At least 22 people have been killed and several others injured following a deadly midnight attack on the Kawel community in Mushere District of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack, carried out by...

June 22 (THEWILL) — The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State, Baba Mohammed Azare, has warned that the growing sophistication of maritime crimes poses a serious threat to Nigeria's economy, calling for stronger inter-agency collaboration, enhanced intelligence sharing...

June 22 (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission (NUC), the regulatory body overseeing Nigeria’s university...

June 22 (THEWILL) — The Nigerian equities market opened the week on a positive note on Monday. Market capitalisation rose from ₦151.327 trillion at the opening to ₦152.845 trillion at the close of trading, reflecting a significant gain in...

June 22 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has convened an emergency stakeholder engagement meeting to address the recent surge in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), popularly known as cooking gas, directing regulators to intensify market surveillance and...

June 22 (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s fixed-income market witnessed a significant surge in trading activity during the week ended June 19, 2026, as investors repositioned portfolios in response to rising yields and persistent inflationary pressures. Data from the Financial Markets Dealers...

June 22 (THEWILL) — Stakeholders in Nigeria's technology ecosystem have called for stronger collaboration among government, the private sector, academia and innovators to accelerate digital transformation and position the country for sustainable economic growth. The call was made at the...

June 22 (THEWILL) — A prosecution witness in the trial of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the former governor stated during a television interview that he and his...

June 22 (THEWILL) — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omoyele Sowore and drop all charges of criminal defamation and cybercrimes against him, as...