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No School Shutdown In Abuja, Wike Suspends Education Secretary

November 26, (THEWILL) — The Federal Capital Territory Administration has dismissed reports claiming that government schools in the FCT would shut down by November 28, 2025, insisting that no such directive existed. In a statement on Wednesday, Lere Olayinka, Senior...

16 Banks Now Comply With CBN’s Recapitalisation Threshold — Cardoso

November 26, (THEWILL) — At the end of the latest meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso announced that 16 Nigerian banks have now met the apex bank’s revised recapitalisation requirements a sign of growing...

Nigeria Records N2.06trn VAT In Q2 2025 — NBS

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November 26, (THEWILL) — The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has announced that Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT) collections reached N2.06 trillion in the second quarter of 2025. According to the VAT Q2 2025 Report released in Abuja, this...

FG Committed to Supporting Kano As Economic Powerhouse — VP Shettima

November 26, (THEWILL) — Vice President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government remains fully committed to strengthening Kano’s role as one of Nigeria’s leading economic power centres. Shettima made the statement on Tuesday while declaring open the 46th Kano International...

Insecurity: Kano Deputy Governor Urges Nigerian Media To Remain Vigilant, Resilient

November 26, (THEWILL) — The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has urged the Nigerian media to exercise vigilance and resilience in their reportage as the nation faces security challenges. Gwarzo made the call while receiving...

Ogun Reaffirms Commitment To Fixing Ota Roads

November 25, (THEWILL) — The Ogun State Government, on Monday, reiterated its commitment to rehabilitating major roads in the Ota axis, assuring residents that construction work will commence soon on several critical routes. The government restated this position during...

Banks To Pay N3m Fine For Non-Compliance With Customer Verification Rules

November 25, (THEWILL) — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated that commercial, merchant, and non-interest banks face a minimum penalty of N3 million if they fail to properly verify the status of customers before opening current accounts,...

No Nationwide Ban On Open Grazing, Transition To Ranching Is Ongoing – FG

November 25, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has debunked reports claiming that open grazing has been banned across the country, insisting that no such policy has been announced. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu, Head of Press...

Security Tightened As Tinubu Orders Full-Scale Sweep Of North-West, North-Central Forests

November 25, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has ordered an intensified and comprehensive security sweep across major forest corridors in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger States as part of renewed efforts to curb the surge in kidnappings and terrorist activities...

24 Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain Freedom

November 25, (THEWILL) — Twenty-four schoolgirls kidnapped by terrorists from a school in Maga, Kebbi State, last Monday, have regained their freedom, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. The girls were abducted at dawn on November 17, shortly after a military...