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Jet Fuel Price Surge: FG Calls For Calm, Convenes Emergency Aviation Talks

April 17, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has moved to douse rising tensions in Nigeria’s aviation sector following a sharp surge in the price of Jet A1 fuel, urging calm among stakeholders and announcing an emergency engagement with industry...

United Nigeria Airlines Records Three Bird Strikes in 48 Hours, Raises Alarm Over Escalating Safety Threat

April 17, (THEWILL) — A surge in bird strike incidents involving United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has sparked fresh safety concerns within Nigeria’s aviation sector, after the airline confirmed that three of its aircraft were grounded within 48 hours due...

Police Foil Kidnap in Akwa Ibom, Rescue Two Victims

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April 17, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has rescued two abducted men and recovered a firearm following a swift, intelligence-led operation in the Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of the state. The kidnapping, according to information from...

U.S Imposes Visa Ban on 26 Individuals Over ‘Adversary Links’

April 17, (THEWILL) — The United States government has imposed visa restrictions on 26 individuals over alleged links to adversarial powers. Announcing the decision on Thursday, the United States Department of State confirmed that the action forms part of a...

Nigeria Rules Out IMF Loans Despite Mounting Debt Pressures – Edun

April 17, (THEWILL) — The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said Nigeria will not seek loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at this time, despite rising concerns over the country’s growing...

IMF Declines To Favour Nigeria’s External Or Domestic Borrowing

April 17, (THEWILL) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined to take a position on whether Nigeria should prioritise external or domestic borrowing, stressing the importance of overall debt sustainability instead. This position was stated on April 16, 2026,...

Church In Wales Sparks Fresh Anglican Divide With Permanent Blessing For Same-Sex Marriages

April 17, (THEWILL) — The Church in Wales has sparked renewed division within the global Anglican Communion after approving a landmark bill making permanent the blessing of same-sex marriages and civil partnerships, formally embedding the practice into its authorised...

PINL Awards Scholarships To 600 Bayelsa Students As NNPCL Seeks Host Community Collaboration With Surveillance Firm

April 17, (THEWILL) — Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) has awarded scholarships to 600 host community students in Bayelsa State, as the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) called for deepened collaboration between communities and the surveillance firm to...

14 Passengers, Including JAMB Candidates Abducted In Benue Bus Attack

April 16, (THEWILL) — Panic and outrage have trailed the abduction of 14 passengers by armed gunmen along the Makurdi–Otukpo highway in Benue State, in yet another brazen attack underscoring growing insecurity on Nigeria’s road corridors. The victims, who were...

I Won’t Be Scared By Opposition Conspiracy — Tinubu Slams ADC, Takes Swipe At Atiku Over Privatisation Record

April 16, (THEWILL) — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, declared that he remains unfazed by what he described as an opposition “conspiracy”, insisting that no political coalition can intimidate him or derail his administration’s reform agenda. Tinubu spoke at...