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Gov Yusuf Resigns NNPP Membership As Kano Political Realignment Deepens

January 23, (THEWILL) — Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing deepening internal crises and the need to safeguard the broader interest of the people...

Seplat Energy Appoints Tony Elumelu As Non-Executive Director After M&P Divestment

January 23, (THEWILL) — Seplat Energy Plc has appointed Mr Tony O. Elumelu as a Non-Executive Director following the resignation of Mr Olivier Cleret De Langavant, who exited the Board after the divestment of Etablissements Maurel et Prom SA’s...

Court Bars FCTA Workers’ Union From Strike, Picketing

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January 23, (THEWILL) — The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), sitting in Abuja, has issued an interlocutory injunction restraining leaders of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) workers’ union, their agents and members from embarking on strikes, picketing,...

Abiodun Constitutes Committee for State Burial of Ogun’s Pioneer First Lady, Lucia Onabanjo

January 23, (THEWILL) — Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has approved the constitution of a high-powered committee to organize a befitting state burial for the former First Lady of the state, Chief Lucia Onabanjo, who passed away on January...

Reps Minority Caucus Confirms Alterations To Gazetted Tax Laws

January 23, (THEWILL) — The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has confirmed that some of Nigeria’s recently gazetted tax reform laws were altered after being passed by the National Assembly and assented to by President Bola Tinubu. This...

Gov Diri Welcomes 1,236 Corps Members To Bayelsa, Warns Against Negative Lifestyle

January 23, (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri, has welcomed 2026 Batch A, Stream 1 NYSC corps members to the state, cautioning corpers against acts with negative consequences and bad lifestyles. The Corps members are made up...

Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Turaki-Led PDP To Feb 20

January 23, (THEWILL) — A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the hearing in the suit challenging the Kabiru Turaki-led leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to February 20, pending the determination of an appeal before the...

Equities Record Mild Uptick Despite Weaker Breadth

January 23, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian equity market closed marginally higher on Friday, January 23, 2026, even as selling pressure slightly outweighed buying interest across the market. The market opened at ₦105.885 and closed at ₦105.959, while the...

Appeal Court Takes Over As Rivers Court Adjourns Fubara Impeachment Case

January 23, (THEWILL) — A Rivers State High Court has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Professor Ngozi Odu, challenging the impeachment processes initiated against them by the Rivers State House of Assembly. Justice...

Akwa Ibom Police Debunk Viral Allegation, Arrest Fake News Peddler Over Accident Involving Schoolchildren

January 23, (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading a viral social media report alleging that a police officer threw an object at a moving motorcycle, causing a minor to suffer...