Sam Diala, THEWILL

Ehingbeti: Veritable Forum for Investors – Sanwo-Olu

October 12, (THEWILL) – The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said that Ehingbeti, the state’s annual economic summit, is a veritable convening forum for the best and brightest investors who want to explore the wealth opportunities of the...

IMF, World Bank Warn of Increasing Risk of Global Recession

October 10, (THEWILL) - The heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have warned of a rising risk of a global recession as advanced economies slow and faster inflation forces the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest...

2023 Budget: Revenue Challenge Thickens, Puts Private Sector on Edge

The 2023 budget estimate of N20.51 trillion presented to a joint session of the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, October 7, 2022 showcased a spending plan that would be confronted with revenue challenges. It also puts...

NCDMB Begins Customer Service Week in Grand Style

October 6, (THEWILL) – It was a blaze of colour at the Nigerian Content Tower, Swali, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State as Management and staff of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), marked Day 1 of Customer Service Week...

MENA Economies Grow By 5.5% But Benefits Are Uneven

October 6, (THEWILL) – The economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are expected to grow by 5.5% this year —the fastest rate since 2016—followed by a slowing of growth to 3.5% in 2023. Yet this...

World Teachers Day: Stakeholders Condemn 349 ‘Ghost’ Schools in Federal Govt’s Feeding Programme

October 5, (THEWILL) – As Nigeria joined her counterparts in other parts of the world to mark the World Teachers’ Day on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, stakeholders in the education sector have condemned the rot in the federal government’s...

Mark Zuckerberg Makes N437bn, Amid Nigerian Govt. Lawsuit Against Meta Platforms

October 5, (THEWILL) – Reports say that Mark Zuckerberg’s wealth grew on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 by 2.08 percent amid a faceoff between his company, Meta Platforms and the Nigerian government over unapproved advertisements targeting Nigerian audiences. Zuckerberg’s net...

Russian Invasion of Ukraine Impedes Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery in Emerging Europe and Central Asia

October 4, (THEWILL) – The ongoing war in Ukraine has dimmed prospects of a post-pandemic economic recovery for emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region, says the World Bank’s Economic Update for the region, released...

Cornerstone Insurance Heads For Dividend Drought Amid 48% Half-Year Decline

Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Nigeria’s fifth largest underwriter by market capitalisation (N10.2 billion as of September 30, 2022), may experience resumed dividend drought that dogged its operations for five consecutive years, as its 2022 half-year financial results have shown. The 31-year-old...

Six Years of Raising the Bar in Local Content Development

September 30, (THEWILL) – Six years ago this week, I was appointed Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) by President Muhammadu Buhari, resuming full duties at the NCDMB’s Headquarters in Yenagoa eight weeks later...

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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