Sam Diala, THEWILL

Buhari to Grace Globacom-Sponsored Onitsha Ofala Festival

October 17, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari, is billed to attend this year’s 20th-anniversary celebration, Ofala, of the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi). The event is co-sponsored by Globacom and International Breweries Plc. Also expected at the prestigious...

Stop Wasting Money on Petrol Subsidies, IMF Urges Nigeria

October 16, (THEWILL) – The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has urged the Nigerian government to stop wasting the nation’s scarce resources on petrol subsidy. Instead, the Federal government should redirect the money spent on petrol subsidies to support vulnerable households. The...

N10.5m Scholarship up for Grabs as UBA Foundation Extends NEC 2022 Call for Entries

October 16, (THEWILL) – UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced that the three top winners of this year’s National Essay Competition (NEC) will get educational grants worth N10.5m...

FBN Holdings Upscales Credit Expansion as Deposit Base Soars

FBN Holdings Plc, the parent company of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has stepped up the tempo of credit expansion to support the economy; this is amid operating challenges that create risk-averse strategies. Alongside, the group enjoys a bolstering...

El-Rufai Is Confused – NNPC Ltd Slams Kaduna Gov Over Oil Comment

October 15, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited has countered the claims made by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State regarding the performance of the oil firm. Gov. El-Rufai was quoted in the media to have...

Pencom Set To Commence 2023 Verification Exercise For FG Retirees

October 15, (THEWILL) – The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has announced the commencement of 2023 online Verification and Enrolment Exercise for retirees/prospective retirees of Federal Government Treasury-Funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies. PenCom said this in a statement on its Website. It...

Sub-Saharan Africa: Living on The Edge

October 14, (THEWILL) – Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic activity is expected to slow significantly in 2022 and remain relatively modest in 2023. A downturn in advanced economies and emerging markets, tighter financial conditions, and volatile commodity prices, have undermined last...

Private Sector Gets Over N62.28trn Credit in Q1 2021 — NBS

October 13, (THEWILL) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the total credit allocated to the private sector by the banking industry in Q1 of 2021 stands at N62.28 trillion. This is according to the NBS Selected Banking Sector...

We May Tighten Student, Work Visas Against Nigerians – UK Govt

October 12, (THEWILL) – The British government says it may tighten its student and work visa conditions to address what it considers an abuse of the policy by Nigerians in the country. The government mulls this measure amidst worries over...

Experts See Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Soar as IMF Slashes Growth Forecast to 3.2%

October 12, (THEWILL) – In what looks like a double-barrel pessimistic outlook, foremost advisory firm, Financial Derivatives Company (FDC) Limited, has projected that Nigeria’s headline inflation will rise further to 20.9 percent in September 2022 from 20.52 per cent...

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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