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Ex-AGF Malami Returns Home After Three Months In Remand As Trial Continues March 16

March 09, (THEWILL) — Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), returned home on Monday after spending over three months in remand, following the fulfilment of bail conditions in his ongoing ₦9 billion money laundering trial. Last Friday,...

Nigeria Deepens Regional Maritime Power As MAN Seeks Strategic Partnership With Liberia

March 09, (THEWILL) — Nigeria has taken a major step to strengthen its influence in the regional maritime sector as the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, moves to establish a strategic partnership with Liberia’s maritime institutions to...

Adamawa Governor Orders 24-Hour Curfew In Lamurde After Deadly Clashes

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March 09, (THEWILL) — Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Lamurde Local Government Area with immediate effect, following renewed violent clashes that reportedly claimed lives in the affected communities. The directive, announced on Monday in...

Security Alert In Kebbi After Terrorists Burn Police Station, Abduct Officer

March 09, (THEWILL) — A major security alert has been declared in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi State after suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group attacked a police station in Illo town, setting the facility ablaze and...

Judicial Blow For Turaki-Led PDP NWC As Appeal Court Affirms Ruling Against Ibadan Convention

March 09, (THEWILL) — The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Monday, delivered a major setback to the Aminu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by dismissing its appeal against the October 31, 2025 judgement of Justice...

Workers Evacuate As Fire Engulfs Head Of Service Secretariat In Abuja

March 09, (THEWILL) — Workers were forced to evacuate on Monday morning as a fire raged through part of the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation in the Federal Secretariat, sparking panic across the...

FG Targets Public Institutions With ₦100bn Solar Initiative

March 09, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has approved a ₦100 billion solar power programme to provide reliable electricity to public institutions across Nigeria. The initiative, known as the National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative (NPSSI), will deploy solar mini-grids and...

Worries as Crude Oil Soars Past $110 Per Barrel, Petrol Price Surges

March 09, (THEWILL) — Nigerians are to embrace a fresh spate of cost-of-living crisis as crude oil soared past $110 per barrel in the international market on Sunday, March 8, 2026, amid ongoing war in the Persian Gulf. The...

ADC Leaders Under Attack

March 09, (THEWILL) — A week after former presidential candidate Peter Obi escaped a suspected assassination attempt after gunmen opened fire during a political gathering involving leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Benin City, Edo...

Negative Equity Looms for Nigerian FMCG Giants Amid Crippling Interest Costs

March 09, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s consumer giants have survived currency shocks, border closures, fuel subsidy removals and recessions. Yet the high interest-rate environment of 2024–2025 may prove to be their most destructive challenge. At lending rates ranging between 38 percent...