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Global Oil Price Rises To $42.29, Exceeds Nigeria’s Benchmark In 2016 Budget

BEVERLY HILLS, March 17, (THEWILL) – For three days in a row, global crude oil prices have continued to spike with the price of Brent crude, against which Nigeria’s oil is priced, rising to $42.29 per barrel, making it...

EFCC Arraigns Popular Lagos Businessman, Gobir Over $300m Fraud

BEVERLY HILLS, March 18, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned one Mohammed Gobir before Justice R. I. B. Adebiyi of the Lagos State High Court on a 17-count charge of stealing, forgery and...

PDP Women Bemoan ‘Regressive’ Dismissal Of Gender Equality Bill

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BEVERLY HILLS, March 18, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, women have expressed profound disappointment and displeasure over the recent rejection of the Nigerian Gender and Equal Opportunities bill by the Nigerian Senate, describing the action of the...

Saraki Gets CCT To Hear Motion On Jurisdiction

BEVERLY HILLS, March 18, (THEWILL) – The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Friday succeeded in getting the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, to hear his motion over jurisdiction. This was as Saraki’s lead counsel; Kanu Agabi SAN reeled off...

Buhari Sees Blessing For Nigeria In Current Global Economic Crisis

BEVERLY HILLS, March 18, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has noted that the current global economic meltdown might well turn out to be a blessing for Nigeria as the crisis would stimulate the latent economic opportunities which had been...

Nigerian Youths Support Buhari-led ‘Change’ Government – Aisha Buhari

BEVERLY HILLS, March 18, (THEWILL) – The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has commended Nigerian youths for being agents of change in the life of the present administration. Buhari gave the commendation on Thursday in Abuja at the...

National Assembly Fails To Lay 2016 Budget Despite Promises

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, (THEWILL) – The National Assembly on Thursday failed to fulfil its promise to lay the 2016 budget preparatory to its consideration and passage. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, had...

Lagos Rakes In Investments Worth N5bn In 3 Months

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, (THEWILL) – Ademola Abass, Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Overseas Affairs and Investment has revealed that investments worth N5 billion have been attracted into the state in the last three months. According to Abass,...

BoI Launches YES Programme, Earmarks N10bn For Youth Development,

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, (THEWILL) – The Bank of Industry (BoI) has launched a N10 billion Youths Entrepreneurship Support (YES) project to empower youths with loans to start businesses, create jobs and grow wealth in a committed effort aimed at...

Reps Urge An End To Computer Based Testing For UTME Exams

SAN FRANCISCO, March 17, (THEWILL) - The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to direct Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) to suspend the computer based 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination test. The decision followed the unanimous adoption of a...