Ogochukwu Onwaeze, THEWILL

NEC Approves $4.5bn Oil-Backed Loan Refinancing, Unlocks $3bn Fresh Liquidity

The National Economic Council has approved a $4.5bn refinancing of the Project Gazelle oil-backed loan, replacing the 2023 $3.3bn facility. The refinancing will unlock about $3bn in fresh liquidity while reducing the volume of crude pledged as collateral...

Invest With N5,000 as DMO’s August Savings Bond Offers Nearly 15 Percent Returns

The Debt Management Office has opened subscriptions for its August 2026 savings bond, offering annual returns of up to 14.963 percent. Nigerians can invest from N5,000, with subscriptions closing on August 7 and settlement scheduled for August 12. ...

NRS Unveils Tax Rules For Cryptocurrency, Virtual Asset Transactions

The Nigeria Revenue Service has issued new guidelines outlining the tax treatment of cryptocurrency and other virtual asset transactions under the 2025 tax laws. The framework sets out registration, reporting, valuation and record-keeping requirements for taxpayers, Virtual Asset...

Otedola Eyes Majority Control Of First Holdco, Says Personal Investment Tops ₦600bn

Femi Otedola says he has invested more than N600 billion of his personal wealth in First HoldCo and signalled plans to increase his stake beyond 51 percent. The billionaire said First Bank was on the brink of regulatory...

NGX Gains ₦288bn As Eterna, Caverton Drive Monday Rally

Investors gained ₦288 billion as the NGX opened the week higher, with the All-Share Index climbing 446.85 basis points. Eterna and Caverton rallied by the maximum 10 percent to lead the gainers’ chart, while buying interest in Omatek,...

Mobile Money Transactions Jump 81% to N372tn as Digital Payments Accelerate – CBN

Mobile money transactions rose 81.3 percent to N372.14 trillion in 2025, while transaction volume climbed 65.8 percent to 28.74 billion, according to the CBN. The apex bank attributed the growth to expanding agent networks, wider adoption of digital...

Local Refineries Supply 79% of Nigeria’s Petrol in H1 as Imports Slump

Local refineries supplied 78.6 percent of Nigeria's petrol demand in the first half of 2026, up from 38.9 percent in 2025, while imports dropped to 21.4 percent, according to MEMAN. The report said expanded refining capacity led by...

FG Considers Dollar Swap for Dangote’s Naira Petrol Sales

The Federal Government is weighing a dollar-for-naira swap arrangement to ease Dangote Refinery's growing foreign exchange burden as crude suppliers continue to demand payment in dollars. Dangote says inadequate crude supplied under the naira-for-crude initiative has forced it...

Civil Servants Give Finance Minister August 11 Deadline Over Unpaid Wages, Allowances

Federal civil servants have given Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele until August 11 to resolve outstanding wage awards and the delayed 40 percent peculiar allowance or risk industrial action. Workers accused the minister of ignoring repeated appeals, saying that...

$4.4bn FX Weekly Turnover Exposes Vulnerability of Nigeria’s Foreign Exchange Market – Oye

August 03, (THEWILL) — The Chairman of the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics (AERE), Dele Oye, has said that the record $4.375 billion achieved in Nigeria's foreign exchange market within a single week has exposed the vulnerability of...

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Ogochukwu Onwaeze is a writer specializing in business and economic journalism. At THEWILL News Media, she translates market trends, financial developments, and policy shifts into clear and engaging stories.
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