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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...

World AIDS Day: We’ve Made Progress In Curbing HIV, AIDS — Ogun Health Commissioner

November 25, (THEWILL) — On Tuesday, the Ogun State Government said that it has recorded significant progress in reducing the prevalence of HIV and AIDS across the state. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, stated this while delivering a...

Equities Market Rebounds As Buying Interest Lifts Key Indices

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November 25, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian equities market closed positively on Monday, as renewed demand across select mid- and large-cap stocks supported a mild recovery. Market capitalisation rose from approximately N91.346 trillion to N91.441 trillion, while the All-Share Index...

Tafida Calls For Urgent Inclusion Of Youth, Women To Strengthen Nigeria’s Democracy

November 25, (THEWILL) — The Special Adviser to the President of the Senate on Diaspora and NGOs, Dr Jibril Lawal Tafida, has warned that Nigeria’s democracy will remain fragile unless young people and women are deliberately integrated into the...

Magistrate Court Remands Man For Cyberbullying, Defamation Of Ebonyi Lawmaker

November 25, (THEWILL) — A Magistrate Court convened in Abakaliki has arraigned and remanded one Chinagwo Paul Nweke for charges of cyberbullying and defamation against the esteemed Honourable member representing the Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State, Rt....

Canada Tightens Travel Warnings, Lists Nigeria, 16 Other African Nations In Major Security Update

November 25, (THEWILL) — Canada has announced one of its most extensive travel risk reassessments in recent years, updating advisories for 17 African countries between November 13 and 15, 2025, amid mounting concerns over worsening security conditions across the...

Nwifuru Presents N884.8bn 2026 Proposed Budget To State Assembly

November 25, (THEWILL) — Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, on Tuesday, unveiled a comprehensive budget estimate of N884.868 billion for the 2026 fiscal year to the Ebonyi State House of Assembly. Dubbed “Budget of Actualisation and Hope”, the governor articulated that...

Akinyemi Demands Emergency Measures As Killings, Abductions Escalate Nationwide

November 25, (THEWILL) — Chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a nationwide state of emergency on security, warning that the current wave...

Lagos Risks Wasting Tourism Potential As Lawmaker Warns Of Dormant Master Plan

November 25, (THEWILL) — A quiet but consequential warning has emerged from the Lagos State House of Assembly, where the Chairman of the House Committee on Tourism, Arts and Culture, and lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 1, Honourable Solomon Bonu,...

Tinubu Appoints Uzodimma As Renewed Hope Ambassador

November 25, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has appointed Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the Renewed Hope Ambassador ahead of the national launch of the Federal Government’s Ward Development Programme. The appointment, announced on Tuesday, takes immediate effect...