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NDDC Announces Fully Funded Overseas Scholarship For Niger Delta Youths

March 23, (THEWILL) — The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced the commencement of applications for its 2026/2027 foreign master’s postgraduate scholarship programme, offering fully funded opportunities for qualified youths from the Niger Delta region. The commission disclosed this...

Market Extends Decline as ASI Slips Below 200,000 Despite Strong Breadth

March 23, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s equities market closed lower in Monday’s session as bearish pressure dragged key indicators down, despite a positive market breadth. The market capitalisation declined from ₦129.125 trillion to ₦127.750 trillion, while the NGX All-Share Index (ASI)...

Air Peace Dismisses Tax Suit Report, Says ‘No Summons Received’

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March 23, (THEWILL) — Air Peace Limited has dismissed reports alleging that its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Allen Ifechukwu Onyema, and Vice Chairman, Alice Ojochide Onyema, are facing a tax suit by the Lagos State Government, insisting that no court...

Baruwa Assumes NURTW Control, Takes Over Abuja Secretariat

March 23, (THEWILL) — The leadership crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) took a decisive turn on Monday as Tajudeen Baruwa assumed control of the union’s national secretariat in Abuja, dislodging Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known...

Lenacapavir Rollout: Nigeria Targets Breakthrough in HIV Prevention Across Nine States

March 23, (THEWILL) — Nigeria has commenced preparations to deploy Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention, across eight states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), marking a major step in the country’s drive to curb new...

‘Stop The Bombings’, Pope Tells World Leaders Amid Iran War

March 23, (THEWILL) — The Catholic Pontiff and supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo, has renewed his call for global peace, urging world leaders to end hostilities and prioritise dialogue as a deadly U.S.-Israeli missile confrontation...

Terror In Borgu: Eight Killed, Bridge Blown Up In Niger IED Attack

March 23, (THEWILL) — Eight persons have been confirmed dead following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a moving vehicle in Niger State, in an incident that has triggered intensified security operations in the affected area. THEWILL gathered...

N868m Fraud: Court Nails Ex-AGF Nwabuoku, Hands Down 72-Year Sentence

March 23, (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, delivered a decisive judgement in Nigeria’s anti-corruption drive, convicting and sentencing former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, to a cumulative 72-year prison term...

LG Chairman Denies Role As Thugs Attack Ex-NUJ Vice Chairman In Ebonyi

March 23, (THEWILL) — Suspected political thugs, at the early hours of Monday, attacked a former Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the state, Comrade Benjamin Nworie. Nworie, who is the state correspondent of Thisday...

CBN Intensifies Fight Against Inflation, Eyes Single-Digit Goal

March 23, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s monetary authorities have renewed their focus on price stability, with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) signalling a strong commitment to achieving single-digit inflation in the medium term. Inflation has remained a persistent challenge in...