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June 5 (THEWILL) — The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has foiled a kidnap attempt in Abuja following a fierce gun battle with suspected kidnappers in the Byazhin area of the nation's capital. The Command's Public Relations Officer, SP...

June 5 (THEWILL) — Hybrid Motors Nigeria has secured approximately $95 million in investment commitments to establish electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plants in Lagos and Abuja and deploy a network of mega charging stations, marking one of the largest...

June 5 (THEWILL) — The Governing Council of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has approved the appointment of Professor Princewill Chike, a former Rivers State Commissioner for Health, as the institution’s 10th substantive Vice-Chancellor. The development was disclosed in...

June 5 (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s insurance industry could be on the cusp of a major digital transformation, with Insurtech-driven innovations expected to significantly expand insurance access and adoption across the country’s population of more than 200 million people by...

June 5 (THEWILL) — Thousands of Nigerian students aspiring to study in the United Kingdom could face stricter admission pathways following a new British government policy that threatens to sanction universities deemed unable to monitor international students effectively. The move,...

June 5 (THEWILL) — The naira strengthened further against the United States dollar on Thursday, closing below the ₦1,360/$ mark for the first time in four weeks amid rising external reserves and sustained foreign exchange reforms by the Central...

June 05, (THEWILL) — Police have arrested a suspect allegedly linked to the creation and circulation of an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio clip falsely attributed to President Bola Tinubu. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, ...

June 05, (THEWILL) — The Presidency on Thursday disclosed that significant progress has been made toward the establishment of state police in Nigeria, with constitutional amendments necessary for its implementation expected to be introduced in the near future. The development...

June 04, (THEWILL) — Five members of the House of Representatives have defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), citing unresolved...

June 04, (THEWILL) — Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has increased its crude oil processing capacity to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in a performance test conducted by the Process Licensors, marking a significant milestone in the facility's operational...