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Ex-NLC Vice President Demands Any Governor That Can’t Pay N18,000 Wage To Resign

SAN FRANCISCO, December 04, (THEWILL) – One time Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Issa Aremu has declared that any of the state governors who cannot pay the minimum wage of N18, 000 to workers have...

Mounting Criticisms Can’t Make Senate Abandon Social Media Censorship Bill – Saraki

SAN FRANCISCO, December 04, (THEWILL) – The Senate reacted yesterday to the growing criticisms trailing the bill it is trying to pass to censor social media in the country by stressing that no amount of attacks arising from the...

Why DSS Agents Ejected Ex-DG, Are, From Ikoyi Home

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BEVERLY HILLS, December 03, (THEWILL) – THEWILL has gathered that the major reason why agents of the Department of State Services, DSS, ejected a former Director-General of the Service, Col. Kayode Are (rtd) from his 50, Alexander, Ikoyi, Lagos residence...

Court Of Appeal Reserves Judgment In Rivers Governorship Poll Suit

SAN FRANCISCO, December 03, (THEWILL) – The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State challenging his removal from office by the state’s election petitions tribunal. The court of...

Alleged $2b Arms Scam: Dasuki Didn’t Implicate Anyone – Attorney

SAN FRANCISCO, December 03, (THEWILL) – Former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) did not implicate anyone or group during his interrogation at the EFCC over how the $2 billion meant for arms was spent. Dasuki’s attorney, Mr. Ahmad...

Senate Asks Presidency To Reintroduce Tollgates

SAN FRANCISCO, December 03, (THEWILL) – Eleven years after the removal of tollgates on Nigeria's highways, the Senate Thursday advised the Presidency to immediately rescind the decision by ensuring that all federal roads have tollgates. Adopting the report of the...

Buhari, Saraki Meet Again Behind Closed Doors

SAN FRANCISCO, December 03, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, met with Senate President, Bukola Saraki, behind closed-door inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, shortly before departing for South Africa. The meeting, which lasted for less than an hour, was categorised...

FG Proposes Deducting 1% From Passenger’s Air Ticket Fare To Fund Tourism

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has advocated the dedication of 1 percent of passenger fare of international airliners to fund the tourism sector in Nigeria. Mohammed told the Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism that other countries around...

Reps To Probe Sale Of NITEL, MTEL To NATCOM As Absence Of Petitioner Stalls CCT Chairman’s Corruption Petition

SAN FRANCISCO, December 03, (THEWILL) – Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously resolved to probe the alleged undervaluation of the assets of the privatised Nigerian Telecommunications (NITEL) and Mobile telecommunications (MTEL), which was sold to NATCOM...

Saraki’s Appeal: Apex Court Reserves Judgment Till Feb 5

SAN FRANCISCO, December 03, (THEWILL) – The Supreme Court Thursday reserved judgement till February 5, 2016 in the appeal filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, challenging his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over charges against...