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Education Tops Sectoral Allocations As Zulum Presents N890.33bn 2026 Budget

December 29, (THEWILL) — Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State on Monday, December 29, 2025, presented an N890,331,686,000 budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The education sector received the highest single-sector...

Air Peace Denies ‘Dumping’ Passengers in Barbados, Clarifies Rerouting Claims

December 29, (THEWILL) — Air Peace has refuted allegations that it misled passengers by selling tickets to Jamaica and subsequently “dumping” them in Barbados. In an official statement released Monday evening, December 29, 2025, the airline described the reports...

National Grid Collapses Again, Triggers Nationwide Blackout

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December 29, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian national grid collapsed again on Monday afternoon, December 29, 2025, plunging several parts of the country into a total blackout. The system failure resulted in a massive drop in power generation from a...

PDP Missing as INEC Unveils 12-Party Provisional Candidates List For Ekiti Governorship Election

December 29, (THEWILL) — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was a notable omission as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, December 29, 2025, unveiled the provisional list of candidates for the June 20, 2026, Ekiti State governorship...

Ogun Mourns Victims of Fatal Road Crash Involving Boxer Anthony Joshua

December 29, (THEWILL) — The Ogun State Government has expressed profound condolences to the families, friends, and associates of the victims of a tragic road accident involving world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, who narrowly escaped death on Monday,...

New Tax Laws Designed to Strengthen Airlines – Oyedele

December 29, (THEWILL) — The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has stated that Nigeria’s new tax laws are specifically designed to strengthen the aviation industry and ease the upward pressure on airfares. Oyedele’s...

Ogun Assembly Passes N1.67trn 2026 Appropriation Bill

December 29, (THEWILL) — The Ogun State House of Assembly on Monday passed the 2026 Appropriation Bill of N1,668,997,993,125.44, just 26 days after it was presented by Governor Dapo Abiodun. The passage followed the presentation of the report of the...

Nigerian Equities Close Higher As Market Capitalisation Rises To ₦98.43 Trillion

December 29, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian equities market closed the trading session on a positive note, as sustained buying pressure in select mid- and large-cap stocks lifted key market indicators. Market capitalisation rose to ₦98.432 trillion from an opening level...

NNPP Rejects Governor Yusuf’s Planned Defection to APC, Labels it “Gross Betrayal”

December 29, (THEWILL) — Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf is facing a major political backlash from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) following reports of his imminent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The move, which insiders...

DSS Smashes Kidnap Ring Linked To Murder of Renowned Neurologist

December 29, (THEWILL) — Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested key members of the gang allegedly responsible for the abduction and murder of Professor Ekanem Ephraim, a prominent neurologist. The breakthrough brings closure to a case...