Nigeria

July 05, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to promoting interfaith dialogue as a critical strategy for tackling Nigeria's security challenges, while extending a formal invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the country. The President...

June 30 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has announced plans to seek compensation for Nigerians who were forced to abandon businesses, vehicles and other valuable assets while fleeing renewed anti-immigrant tensions in South Africa, as it dismissed claims that...

June 30 (THEWILL) — Nigeria's exports to the United States declined by ₦365.64 billion in the first quarter of 2026, while imports from the world's largest economy nearly doubled, widening the country's trade deficit with the US to about...

June 29 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has commenced the final phase of its emergency evacuation of Nigerians stranded in South Africa, deploying an Air Peace aircraft to airlift 271 citizens back home ahead of the June 30 deadline...

June 23, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s broad money supply (M3) increased to N129.21 trillion in May 2026, reflecting continued growth in liquidity across the economy despite the Central Bank of Nigeria’s tight monetary policy stance. Latest data released by the...

June 18 (THEWILL) — Nigeria has intensified diplomatic pressure on the Government of South Africa over renewed xenophobic attacks targeting foreign nationals, while also vowing to evacuate all Nigerians who have indicated willingness to return home, as tensions escalate...

June 14, (THEWILL) — A monk once offered a piece of wisdom that may contain one of the most accurate diagnoses of Nigeria’s condition: “Imagine being bitten by a snake and, instead of focusing on healing from the poison,...

June 8 (THEWILL) — British-Nigerian singer and songwriter Talay Riley has died after a fatal stabbing in East London. He was 35. Riley, whose real name was Mark Yinka Orabiyi, was reportedly attacked on Pankhurst Avenue in Silvertown on the...

June 04, (THEWILL) — The United States has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening counterterrorism cooperation with Nigeria, highlighting recent joint security operations that delivered a major setback to the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist network. U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio,...

May 28 (THEWILL) — Nigeria recorded a sharp surge in foreign portfolio investment inflows in January 2026, with speculative capital, popularly known as hot money, rising to $3.37 billion and accounting for nearly 96 percent of total capital imported...