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Delta Airlines Aborts Lagos Trip Midway From Atlanta Eight Hours After Take-off

May 11, (THEWILL) — Delta Air Lines has reinforced the aviation industry’s safety-first culture after one of its Lagos-bound flights was forced to return to the United States mid-journey following an operational issue detected during the transatlantic trip. The...

Excessive Borrowing, Deficit Spending Threaten Inflation Targeting Plan – CBN

May 11, (THEWILL) — The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned State Governments against excessive borrowing, deficit spending, and poor fiscal coordination, saying such practices could undermine Nigeria’s planned transition to an inflation-targeting (IT) monetary policy framework aimed...

Shiroro Bombing: Airstrikes Hit Bandit Hideouts, Not Civilians – DHQ

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May 10, (THEWILL) — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has clarified that recent aerial bombardments carried out in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State were targeted at armed bandit hideouts and not civilians, dismissing reports alleging civilian casualties during...

IGP Condemns Viral Conduct of Ekiti Officer, Orders Disciplinary Action

May 10, (THEWILL) — The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has condemned the conduct of a police officer seen in a viral video circulating on social media, describing it as unacceptable and ordering immediate disciplinary action in line...

Police Bust Alleged Arms Supply Network in Akwa Ibom, Recover Revolver

May 10, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of an alleged arms supply syndicate accused of providing weapons to criminal elements operating in Ikot Ekpene and surrounding communities. The suspects, identified as...

NDLEA Uncovers Lekki Mansion Used as Drug Depot, Arrests Three Disabled Drug Couriers

May 10, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a Lekki mansion allegedly used as a major drug depot, recovering illicit drugs valued at over N5.8 billion, while also arresting three persons...

EXCLUSIVE: TINUBU SETTLES PROGRESSIVES GOVERNORS RIFT: Uzodinma to Refund Over N800bn Allegedly Raised for President’s Re-election

May 10, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has waded into the feud within the Progressives Governors Forum, PGF, over the alleged misappropriation of over N800 billion allegedly raised by governors on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress,...

2027: Can Courts Stop Jonathan?

May 10, (THEWILL) — Tomorrow, Monday, May 10, 2023, the legal tussle over the eligibility of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2027 general election may be laid to rest. A Federal High Court in Abuja had on Friday adjourned...

NIBSS Upgrades Propel e-Transaction Surge, Boosting Banks and Fintech Digital Revenues

May 10, (THEWILL) — Nigerian banks, fintech platforms, and customers are enjoying the advantages of strategic commitments made by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) in developing a world-class e-payment system. NIBSS is a shared service payment infrastructure company that...

Fubara Takes Centre Stage As APC Screens Governors, Defends Absence

May 09, (THEWILL) — The screening of governorship aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued to draw national attention on Saturday, with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, rescheduled to appear before the party’s screening committee at the Plateau...