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March 12, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) permission to access and analyse electronic devices recovered from the residence of former Kaduna State Governor,...

March 12, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian equities market closed Thursday’s trading session on a positive note as renewed buying interest lifted key market indicators, reversing the losses recorded in the previous session. At the close of trading, market capitalisation increased...

March 12, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies are under renewed financial pressure after the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) directed them to refund ₦20.33 billion to customers who paid for prepaid meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP)...

March 12, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Akure has ruled that Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is ineligible to contest the 2028 governorship election, citing constitutional limits on tenure. Presiding judge, Justice Toyin Bolaji Adegoke, held that allowing...

March 12, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s rail transport system recorded a decline in passenger traffic but an increase in cargo movement in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest data released on Thursday by the National Bureau of...

March 12, (THEWILL) — Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has declared that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as a pressure tactic, while warning that Tehran will continue targeting United States military bases across...

March 12, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, warned Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, that he risks revocation of his bail and arrest if he fails to attend the next scheduled hearing...

March 12, (THEWILL) — In a major political realignment on Thursday, nine Nigerian senators defected from their respective parties to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), signalling a strengthening of the party’s presence in the National Assembly. The defections include...

March 12, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s crude oil production fell to 1.31 million barrels per day (bpd) in February 2026, representing a 10.7 percent decline from January’s 1.45 million bpd, according to the latest figures from the Organisation of...

March 12, (THEWILL) — The national leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has disowned the purported suspension of the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, by the party’s Wuse Ward chapter, declaring the action null and...