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May 12, (THEWILL) —The United States has raised fresh concerns over the growing activities of extremist groups across Africa, warning that Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) remain major drivers of the expansion of the...

May 12, (THEWILL) — First HoldCo Plc, the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria, will seek shareholders’ approval to raise N253.1 billion in fresh capital at its 14th Annual General Meeting scheduled for May 29, 2026, as the...

May 12, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted in absentia a British national, James Nolan, a director in the controversial Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, over multiple counts bordering on money laundering, forgery and...

May 12, (THEWILL) — Miatta Fahnbulleh resigned from the British government on Tuesday and told Prime Minister Keir Starmer to prepare an exit timeline after declaring that he had lost the trust and confidence of the British public....

May 12, (THEWILL) — Unilever Nigeria Plc has approved the payment of N18.67 billion as dividend to shareholders for the 2025 financial year following resolutions passed at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on May 8, 2026, in...

May 12, (THEWILL) — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has raised concerns over what it described as the slow and distorted implementation of the 2025 agreement reached with the Federal Government, warning that Nigeria’s public university system...

May 12, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government is in talks with the World Bank over a fresh $1.25 billion loan facility aimed at boosting access to finance, digital services, electricity, and supporting reforms in tax administration, trade, and...

May 11, (THEWILL) — Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has deposed the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede, following his conviction and imprisonment for fraud in the United States. The decision was announced on Monday in a statement issued...

May 11, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian equities market began the week on a strong note on Monday as sustained buying interest across several stocks pushed key indicators higher, lifting the market capitalisation above the ₦160 trillion mark. At the close...

May 11, (THEWILL) — A fresh twist emerged on Monday in the suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered that fresh hearing notices be...