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APC Congresses Record Mixed Bag of Outcomes for Members

February 23, (THEWILL) — As the congress of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, gets underway across the country, stakeholders and members are calling for the conduct of a rancour-free exercise by the party. Many states where ward and...

Guinea Insurance Profit Slumps 69% Amid Persistent Dividend Drought

February 23, (THEWILL) — Guinea Insurance Plc reported a substantial profit decline of 69.4 percent according to its financial statements for the period ending December 31, 2025. Within this time frame, the company’s post-tax profit fell to N286 billion...

Yiaga Africa Urges INEC Reforms, Flags Ward Collation As Weakest Link In 2026 FCT Elections

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February 23, (THEWILL) — Civil society organisation, Yiaga Africa, has called for urgent reforms by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), warning that ward-level collation remains the most fragile and consequential stage of Nigeria’s electoral process following the 2026...

Bloodbath In Igbogene: Three Reported Dead In Renewed Cult Supremacy War

February 23, (THEWILL) — Tension gripped residents of Igbogene community in Bayelsa State on Sunday, following an outbreak of violence suspected to be linked to rival cult groups, with at least three persons reportedly killed. Eyewitnesses told THEWILL that the...

Kano Govt Mounts Toll Gates In Seven Locations To Enhance Security

February 23, (THEWILL) — The Kano State Government is to mount toll gates in seven locations to enhance security across the state, the state Commissioner for Housing Development, Arc Ibrahim Yakubu Adamu, has disclosed. A statement signed by the...

FX Losses Wipe Out Insurers’ 2025 Profit Gains

February 23, (THEWILL) — Foreign exchange (FX) losses have wiped out much of the profit growth recorded by insurers in 2025, as currency depreciation offset gains from stronger underwriting performance and rising premium income. The insurance industry posted a combined...

FG Commits 5% Of GDP Annually To Revive Manufacturing, Targets 25% Output Share By 2035

February 23, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has unveiled an ambitious industrial reform agenda that will see five percent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product committed annually to revitalise the manufacturing sector, as part of a broader strategy to...

Capital Surge Bypasses Industry As Manufacturing FDI Slumps 54% In Nine Months

February 23, (THEWILL) — Foreign investment into Nigeria’s manufacturing sector plunged by 54.11 percent in the first nine months of 2025, even as total capital inflows into the country more than doubled year-on-year, underscoring a widening disconnect between...

Flood: NEDC Inspects Destroyed Bridges, Pledge Completion Before Timelines

February 23, (THEWILL) — In efforts to reconstruct two major bridges collapsed by the September 11, 2024, flood in Maiduguri, the North East Development Commission (NEDC) has assured the motorists that the ongoing construction projects would be completed...

SEC Pushes Liquidity Reforms As Capital Market Hits ₦123.9trn, GDP Contribution Rises To 33%

February 22, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s capital market has recorded a historic expansion, with total market capitalisation rising to over ₦123.9 trillion and its contribution to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increasing to 33 percent. The Director-General of the Securities...