Sam Diala, THEWILL

Naira Depreciation: Lagos Residents Bemoan 30% Petrol Price Hike

July 18, (THEWILL) - Lagos residents are bemoaning the second increase in petrol pump price unveiled Tuesday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), which caught them unawares. The NNPC retail outlets on Tuesday increased pump price of...

Equities Market Rebounds With N204bn Gain Amid Slight Appreciation in Naira to N795.28/$

July 17, (THEWILL) - The local bourse opened the week Monday, rebounding by 0.60% to settle at 62,943.35 points, against 62.569.73 points on Friday. Market capitalisation rose by N204 billion to close at N34.27 trillion from N34.06 trillion in...

Capital Importation: Investors Shun Heritage, Polaris, Keystone As Wema, Unity Banks Rank Low

Investment inflow to the Nigerian economy in the first quarter of this year (Q1 2023) eluded three mainstream deposit money banks (DMBs). According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), no capital was channeled through these DMBs during the...

CBN Revises Tenure Limits for Bank Executives to a Maximum of 24 Years

July 14, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria has revised the tenure of executive directors (ED). Deputy managing directors (DMD), and managing directors (MDs) of Banks and Bank Holding companies. This confirms the policy shift reported by THEWILL on...

Naira Gains at N746.38/$ As Equities Market Loses N707bn

July 13, (THEWILL) - The Naira witnessed an upward momentum on Thursday, gaining 4.7% against the dollar on the I&E window to close at N746.28/$ against N782.49/$ on the previous trading day. Check by THEWILL showed that the parallel market...

BREAKING: Court Orders DSS To Charge Emefiele Within One Week Or Release Him

July 13, (THEWILL) - A federal capital territory high court has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to charge Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to court if they have criminal allegations...

Battle For ‘Soul’ Of FBNH: Oba Otudeko’s Lawyers Respond To Ecobank On Barbican Capital Shares

July 12, (THEWILL) - Wole Olanipekun & Co, the legal representatives of Dr. Oba Otudeko, Chairman of Honeywell Group Limited, have issued a response to the letter from Ecobank Nigeria Limited regarding the recognition of shares transferred to...

Diaspora Remittance: CBN Approves Naira Payout To Recipients

July 13, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved Naira payouts for diaspora remittance with immediate effect, thus ending a ban that had been in place since 2020. In a circular dated July 10, 2023, and...

Naira Depreciates To N782.49/$ On I&E Window As NGX-ASI Drops 2.47%

July 12, (THEWILL) - The Naira dropped slightly Wednesday on the I&E window to N782.49/$ as against N788.42/$ on Tuesday – a depreciation of 0.8%. Total turnover also dropped to $68.10 million against $99.69 million on the...

BREAKING: Adaora Returns As Zenith DMD, Others To Follow As CBN Revises Policy On Tenure Of Executive Management And Non-Executive Directors of Banks

July 12, (THEWILL) - Ms Adaora Remy Umeoji, the former Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Zenith Bank, has returned to her position after she relinquished the post in compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) policy on tenure...

About Me

Sam Diala is a Bloomberg Certified Financial Journalist with over a decade of experience in reporting Business and Economy. He is Business Editor at THEWILL Newspaper, and believes that work, not wishes, creates wealth.
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