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December 09, (THEWILL) — NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL), the upstream exploration and production subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has set a new production record, hitting 355,000 barrels of oil per day on December 1, 2025. A...

December 09, (THEWILL) — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor announced his defection at a stakeholders meeting held at the government house in...

December 09, (THEWILL) — Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has welcomed the 2025 Batch C orientation course of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to the state, declaring that their deployment was divinely providential. Diri, represented by...

December 09, (THEWILL) — No fewer than 200 students from Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States were awarded N200,000 scholarship by BUA Cement, to enable them to pursue their tertiary education in the country. The beneficiaries comprise 50 students each from...

December 09, (THEWILL) — The 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, has decorated four senior officers who were elevated from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General. The officers honoured at the ceremony include Brigadier General Mansur Tijani, Deputy...

December 09, (THEWILL) — Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stirred nationwide outrage after describing the recent abduction of schoolchildren in Niger State as a “lesser evil” compared to the killing of soldiers. Speaking in a BBC interview on Tuesday,...

December 09, (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says over 2.68 million Nigerians have completed their voter registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise as the first quarter draws to a close. In a latest update...

December 09, (THEWILL) — The Senate, on Tuesday, approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin, endorsing a regional security mission aimed at stabilising the neighbouring country after last weekend’s attempted military takeover. Senate...

December 09, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Army has debunked reports alleging that soldiers under the 23 Brigade shot women during the violent communal clashes in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State. In a statement on Tuesday, the Acting Assistant...

December 09, (THEWILL) — Standard Chartered Bank has completed the transfer of its Cameroun business to Access Bank Plc, solidifying the Nigerian lender’s position as one of the most rapidly expanding financial institutions on the African continent. The move...