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FRSC begins statewide Operation Shark Smile to tackle rising road crashes. Exercise targets speeding, overloading, reckless driving and other traffic offences. Joint operation with security agencies to enforce traffic laws across Akwa Ibom. Offenders face prosecution and prescribed...

Lawmakers pass legislation replacing the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) with the Insurance Regulatory Commission (IRC) as part of efforts to modernise Nigeria's insurance regulatory architecture The bill strengthens the autonomy of the regulator, empowers it to issue binding...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 26.5 percent, extending its cautious monetary policy stance as inflation continues to moderate and foreign exchange market conditions improve. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...

Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops foil a terrorist kidnap attempt in Zamfara, forcing the attackers to flee and rescuing several residents without casualties. Three kidnapped farmers abducted in Zamfara escape from a terrorist hideout in Katsina during a heavy...

July 21, (THEWILL) — Nigeria's economy has shown signs of recovery in 2026, with stronger government revenue, rising foreign reserves, improved oil production and continued reforms across several sectors. Yet for many Nigerians, the benefits remain difficult to see in...

EFCC says Immigration Comptroller-General Kemi Nandap is not under investigation, dismissing reports linking her to the ongoing visa fraud probe. Criminal cases involving alleged visa fraud by some Nigeria Immigration Service officers are already pending before the Federal...

Defence Ministry debunks viral reports claiming Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (Rtd), is planning to resign from office. Minister's media aide describes the reports as malicious fabrications designed to mislead the public and undermine confidence in...

Police arrest two suspects over the alleged murder of a 26-year-old man in Nsit Ibom. Prime suspect allegedly confesses to ordering the fatal assault. Victim's father reportedly forced to bury son's body in a shallow grave. Police exhume...

Ibom Power says gas supply was available for fewer than 30 days in the last 360 days, leaving operations at its 191MW power station largely grounded. The company blames the disruption on the Federal Government's outstanding N28 billion...

West African heads of state have approved the legal framework needed to move the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline into its next phase. The 6,900-kilometre pipeline will run through 13 West African coastal countries before reaching Morocco and connecting to...