Sam Diala, THEWILL

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.

Elumelu At 60: Journalists Hail Business Mogul’s Interventions In Nigeria’s Education Sector

May 21, (THEWILL) - A group of journalists has felicitated the Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, on his diamond jubilee birthday anniversary, describing him as a selfless investor in Nigeria’s education sector. The group, under...

RT 200: CBN Revises Operating Guidelines For Rebate Scheme

May 18, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has modified the operating guidelines for the RT200 Non-Oil Export Rebate scheme as contained in its earlier circular of February 25, 2023. The Bank said in a circular released Thursday...

NPC Spends N200bn for 2023 Census Preparation – Official

May 18, (THEWILL) - The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has spent about N200 billion to prepare for the 2023 population and housing census. This is part of the N800 billion expected from the federal government as the total...

Policy Expert Wants More of Banks’ Funds Sterilised

May 18, (THEWILL) - A member of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Edward Adamu, has said that the sterilisation of banks’ funds under the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) policy of the CBN should be...

Post-pandemic World Economy Yet to Recover From COVID-19 — UN

May 18, (THEWILL) - Prospects for a robust global economic recovery remain dim as the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic carry on, according to the UN’s latest World Economic Situation and Prospects report released Tuesday.. Risks of a prolonged...

Algeria’s LNG Exports Rise As Europe Moves To Replace Russian Gas

May 18, (THEWILL) - Algeria’s exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, and the North African producer booked the highest LNG export growth rate among the...

Global Oil Demand Hit A Record High In March

May 18, (THEWILL) - Rising demand in China and the United States sent global oil demand surging by 3 million barrels per day (bpd) in March compared to February and hitting the highest level on record, data from the...

5-Year Strategic Plan: Access Bank Opens New Branch in France, Targets Global Expansion

May 17, (THEWILL) - Access Bank's parent company, Access Holdings, has officially opened a new subsidiary in France. The new branch located in Paris, the French capital, is part of the bank's ongoing global expansion plans According to a...

Navy Impounds Truck, Barge Laden With Stolen Crude Oil in Delta

May 17, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS DELTA, has impounded a sewage disposal truck and a barge, MV Amangwu at Okpaka Community in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The Commander of NNS DELTA, Chindo Yahaya,...

Union Bank to Delist From Nigerian Exchange in June

May 17, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s second-oldest bank, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, is to delist from the Nigerian Exchange by the end of June, 2023 after it was listed in 1971. Titan Trust Bank Limited, the core investor...