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BEVERLY HILLS, January 10, (THEWILL) - The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the establishment of four new private universities in Kaduna, Oyo, Ogun and Osun states. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, confirmed this when he...

SAN FRANCISCO, Janaury 10, (THEWILL) - Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the surprise winner of 30 December presidential election, a result that sets the stage for the country’s first democratic transfer of power. But...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 09, (THEWILL) - Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has declared that fake news has become a threat to mankind, adding that it may trigger World War 3. Soyinka said this in Abuja on Wednesday as a panelist...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 09, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government has fixed January 23, 2019, for the transmission of the new Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly with a view to fast-tracking the implementation of a new wage structure...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 08, (THEWILL) - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will train over one million electoral staff and ad-hoc personnel for the conduct of the 2019 general elections. Mr Solomon Soyebi, Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 07, (THEWILL) - Six commissioners formally resigned their positions in the Ibikunle Amosun-led Ogun State government. They are: Mrs Ronke Sokefun (Urban and Physical Planning); Mrs Adepeju Adebajo (Agriculture); Leke Adewolu (Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs); Adedayo Adeneye...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 07, (THEWILL) - A coup by junior military officers has been foiled in Gabon, with government assuring that ‘the situation is under control.’ THEWILL recalls that a coup had happened in the West African nation, with President Ali...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 06, (THEWILL) - The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has described reports in a section of the media about President Muhammadu Buhari calling for the prosecution of its President, Amaju Pinnick, as blatant falsehood meant to throw...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 04, (THEWILL) - Leroy Sane struck the winner as Manchester City beat visiting Liverpool 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium in a fierce English Premier League contest on Thursday. The victory helped the defending champions to inflict the first...

SAN FRANCISCO, January 03, (THEWILL) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture in the central part of Southwestern Kyushu Island on Thursday, the Weather Agency said. There were no immediate reports of major damage...