June 23, (THEWILL)- President Muhammadu Buhari and some Northern governors on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The meeting, THEWILL learnt, was convened to discuss the security situation in the 19 northern states.
Speaking to newsmen after...
June 23, (THEWILL)- The Presidency has absolved President Muhammadu Buhari from the current attempt by the National Assembly to amend the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) Act and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Act.
Special Adviser to the President on Media...
June 23, (THEWILL)- The Nigerian Senate has passed a Bill to establish the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences in Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Also passed was a Bill to establish the Federal College of Education, Gwoza in Borno State.
The...
June 23, (THEWILL)- The Senate, at plenary on Wednesday, passed for second reading the 2021 Supplementary Budget of N895,842,465,917.00 presented by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Buhari had on Tuesday transmitted the document to the National Assembly for consideration and approval.
Senate President,...
June 23, (THEWILL)- The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday said that the leakage and flooding experienced in the National Assembly Complex on Tuesday vindicated its earlier position that the place was overdue for rehabilitation.
Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Aliyu...
June 23, (THEWILL)- Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd), has been named Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin Republic.
Similarly, the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin (rtd), was named Head of the Mission...
June 23, (THEWILL)- President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS).
The committee has Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as its Chairman.
Members of the NPRGS also include the Secretary to the...
June 22, (THEWILL)- The Senate, at its plenary session on Tuesday, passed for second reading, the Bill seeking to establish a Solid Minerals Producing Areas Development Commission.
The proposed agency, when established, according to the Bill sponsored by Senator Yakubu...
June 22, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday pledged to bequeath ''a citizens-led policing system'' to the nation, declaring that his administration demonstrated firm commitment towards changing the principle and strategy of policing in Nigeria.
Buhari, in a statement...
June 22, (THEWILL)- President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the National Assembly to approve a supplementary budget of N895bn.
The request was read at plenary on Tuesday by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.
THEWILL reports that the Federal Executive...
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Adedeji said they were the handiwork of individuals determined to discredit him and weaken public confidence in the Tinubu administration.
