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July 2 (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) extended its bearish run on Thursday as sustained profit-taking and weak investor sentiment dragged key market indicators lower, wiping ₦878 billion off investors’ wealth. Market capitalisation declined by 0.61 percent to ₦143.946...

July 2 (THEWILL) — Two soldiers and a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) were killed in action after troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, repelled a coordinated night attack by suspected...

July 2 (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has announced a sweeping reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), replacing the scheme's iconic khaki uniform with locally produced Adire fabric while introducing skills-based deployment and new security measures aimed...

July 2 (THEWILL) — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to raise N5.8 trillion through Treasury Bills (NTBs) between July and September, marking its largest quarterly issuance programme in 2026. The issuance programme, contained in the apex bank's Q3...

July 2 (THEWILL) — An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Commissioner of Police Okpoziakpo Eloho, on Thursday told an Abuja High Court that investigators found no evidence that former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),...

July 2 (THEWILL) — Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have neutralised six terrorists, arrested a suspected gun runner, and recovered three locally fabricated rifles in a series of coordinated operations across Jos South, Barkin Ladi, and Bokkos Local Government...

July 2 (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Police Force has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that there is no cause for alarm over the heightened security presence and roadblocks across Abuja, describing the measures as routine operations...

July 2 (THEWILL) — At least four people were killed and 10 others injured on Thursday after an explosion ripped through a café in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The explosion occurred at a café on Al Nasr Street, near the...

July 2 (THEWILL) — The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has uncovered an attempt to smuggle unregistered pharmaceutical products into the country using a fake National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) registration number during a major...

July 2 (THEWILL) — An Abuja High Court, on Thursday, granted renowned constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome, permission to travel to the United Kingdom for six weeks on medical grounds. Justice Chizoba Oji gave...