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May 26 (THEWILL) — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approached the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to challenge the recent judgment of the Federal High Court which nullified aspects of its guidelines and timetable for...

May 26 (THEWILL) — Muhammad Sani Abacha, the eldest son of Nigeria's late Head of State, Sani Abacha, has lost the ticket for the PDP governorship in Kano State for the 2027 general elections. Abacha was defeated by Muhammad Bello...

May 26 (THEWILL) — The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has emerged as a strategic lifeline for Nigeria’s economy, with S&P Global Ratings describing the facility as a critical buffer against growing supply disruptions and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. In...

May 26 (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.89 percent in real terms in the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. The latest...

May 26 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has cancelled $717.7 million in undisbursed funding under the World Bank-backed Power Sector Recovery Performance-Based Operation (PSRO), dealing a major blow to Nigeria’s efforts to restore stability and financial sustainability in the...

May 25 (THEWILL) — The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to demonstrate decisive political will in ending the wave of insecurity ravaging the country. Addressing journalists during a protest held in Sokoto State...

May 25 (THEWILL) — Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, secured a landslide victory in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential election held in Sokoto State. Atiku clinched 68,823 votes to emerge with the highest number of votes from the...

May 25 (THEWILL) — Former senator and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), James John Akpan Udoedehe, has emerged as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2027 election in Akwa Ibom State, declaring that the opposition is ready...

May 25 (THEWILL) — The Akwa Ibom Police Command has announced a major breakthrough in its ongoing offensive against violent crime, disclosing the arrest of 178 suspects and the recovery of 69 firearms in a sweeping crackdown across the...

May 25 (THEWILL) — The operational expansion of the 650,000-barrels-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals is significantly reducing Nigeria’s dependence on imported fuel and strengthening the country’s external position, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). In its latest assessment...