Joy Onuorah, THEWILL

Business

How 24 Oil Firms Quietly Stashed $160m Meant For Niger Delta Development

Joy Onuorah, THEWILL -
Over half of audited oil companies in Nigeria quietly withheld statutory development funds meant for host communities. An EFCC probe recovered over $160 million in unpaid levies following systemic non-compliance across the sector. The Senate Public Accounts Committee...
Business

$5bn Stolen In Africa As Only 8 Percent Of Analysts Can Fight AI Scams

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A continent-wide INTERPOL study shows only 8 percent of law enforcement cyber analysts in Africa have advanced skills required to track AI-driven attacks. Cybercriminals deployed artificial intelligence in 55 percent of all documented cybercrime cases across 36 African...
Business

Nigerian Business Icon Segun Ogunsanya Joins Vodacom Board In Major Executive Reset

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Former Airtel Africa chief Segun Ogunsanya joins Vodacom Group as an independent non-executive director. Group Chairman Saki Macozoma will retire in July 2027 after a decade of leading the board. Lead Independent Director Khumo Shuenyane steps up as...
Business

E-Commerce Giant Jumia Secures $50m To Speed Up Profit Drive

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African online retailer Jumia has secured 50 million dollars in fresh cash to keep its business growing. The World Bank's private sector unit, IFC, put up half the funds while telecom group Axian backed the rest. The financial...
Business

CBN Raises Treasury Bill Rate To 17.59% Despite ₦4.4trn Investment Demand

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The Central Bank of Nigeria raised interest rates on its one-year Treasury bill to 17.59% at Wednesday's auction. Investors flooded the bank with ₦4.4 trillion in total bids even though only ₦700 billion was originally put up for...
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Anthropic Rolls Out Invisible Watermarks To Flag Claude-Generated Writing

Joy Onuorah, THEWILL -
Anthropic is launching invisible text watermarks inside its Claude AI models to make machine-written text detectable. The hidden signals are designed to help teachers, editors, and bosses instantly spot work generated by AI. Students and casual users can...
Business

5,000 Fibre Cuts Show Hidden Cost Of Nigeria’s Road Projects

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More than 5,000 fibre-optic cables were cut during road construction and related works in the first half of 2026. NCC says poor coordination before excavation is driving much of the damage. Repeated cuts can disrupt internet, mobile services,...
Business

5 Business Lessons Nigerian Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Strategy and Liverpool Investment

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Jeff Bezos’ reported investment in Liverpool offers a useful lesson in accessing valuable assets without having to own them outright. Amazon’s growth shows how businesses can expand by building capabilities around an existing advantage rather than constantly chasing...
Business

Nigeria’s FX Market Turnover Surges 117% to $3.73bn

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Weekly FX turnover jumped 117% to $3.73bn by August 7. Spot transactions accounted for 99.33% of all activity. Daily average turnover more than doubled to $745.89m. Forward and derivative trading remained a tiny part of the market. August 11,...
Business

Fintech Boom Drives Push For Local Stock Ownership

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OPay is reportedly exploring a US IPO that could value it at about $4bn. NGX wants Nigerians to own shares in fintechs built on the local market. Dual listings could connect global capital with Nigeria’s growing digital economy. ...
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About Me

https://thewillnews.com
Joy Onuorah is a business journalist and brand communications specialist covering financial markets, artificial intelligence, digital economy, and the ideas reshaping business across Africa and the global market. Beyond her reporting for TheWill, Joy uses brand strategy, storytelling, copywriting, and high-value SEO to help brands build lasting market authority.
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