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January 31, (THEWILL) — The National Pension Commission, in collaboration with Pension Fund Administrators, says it will unveil a self-service online data recapture application platform on February 1. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the platform is known...

January 31, (THEWILL) — The total shareholding of Chief Femi Otedola, Chairman, First HoldCo Plc, has increased to 18.12 percent as of December 31, 2025, from 11.8 percent at the end of the 2024 financial year. Chief Otedola’s combined direct...

January 30, (THEWILL) — Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and received his membership card during a ceremony in Calabar on Friday, January 30, 2026. Duke, who registered...

January 30, (THEWILL) — The Rivers State Government has clarified that there is no ban on political rallies at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, explaining that the facility is currently an active construction site and remains closed for public...

January 30, (THEWILL) — The controversy surrounding the closure of the Onitsha Main Market by the Anambra State Government has deepened following the declaration of a total lockdown across the Southeast by the Indigenous People of Biafra in...

January 30, (THEWILL) — Political tension in Rivers State escalated on Friday, January 30, 2026, following a warning by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that he and his supporters would forcefully access the Yakubu...

January 30, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian equities market closed higher on Friday, with market capitalization rising from N105.969 at the open to N106.153 at the close. In contrast, the NGX All-Share Index (ASI) dipped slightly from 165,527.31 to...

January 30, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has recovered 415 live cartridges from a commercial bus intercepted along the Calabar–Itu Highway. The operation took place at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, during...

January 30, (THEWILL) — The All Progressives Congress has excluded Rivers State, the Federal Capital Territory, Osun, and Ekiti states from its forthcoming ward congresses while extending its nationwide electronic membership registration exercise to February 8, 2026. The...

January 30, (THEWILL) — Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has signed the ₦758.7 billion 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to accelerating development across all sectors of the state. The budget, tagged “Budget of Socioeconomic Expansion”,...