Sam Diala, THEWILL

FY 2021: Zenith Bank’s Market Leadership Resonates As PAT Hits N244.5bn

March 01, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s biggest bank by market capitalisation, Zenith Bank Plc, has reported impressive performance for its 2021 full-year (FY) operations as profit after tax (PAT) rises to N244.5 billion – the best so far. This reflects a...

Off-Spec Fuel: How LITASCO, Govt Agencies Brought Pain To Nigerians

February 27, (THEWILL) - Happenings in the Nigerian business and social circles for over two weeks now show that the off-spec premium motor spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, imported by Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC’s) Direct-Sale-Direct-Purchase (DSDP) contractors,...

CBN Issues Operating Guidelines for RT200 FX Scheme

February 27, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published guidelines for the implementation of the RT200 FX Programme introduced on February 10 to enhance repatriation of non-oil export proceeds and boost market liquidity. In a circular entitled...

State of the States: Plateau State

February 27, (THEWILL) - Located in the North-Central geopolitical zone, Plateau State was created in 1976 out of the old Benue-Plateau State. Its capital and biggest town is Jos.  Unlike other states in Nigeria, Plateau is surrounded by boundaries of...

State Of State: Katsina state

February 27, (THEWILL) - Katsina State was created from Kaduna State on September 23, 1987, its capital and main town is Katsina. It borders Kaduna State to the south, Jigawa and Kano States to the east, Zamfara State to...

Equity Market Records N19.48bn In Week Ended Feb 25

February 27, (THEWILL) - A total turnover of 1.668 billion shares worth N19.481 billion in 25,979 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.713 billion shares valued...

Delinquent Debtors Roll: AMCON Back-pedals, Battles N500m Asset-Tracing Suit

February 21, (THEWILL) - Despite the directive from the National Assembly, persistent threats and what appeared unyielding moves to ‘name and shame’, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) failed to publish the names of the 7,912 delinquent debtors...

CBN’s Intervention in Healthcare As Critical Juncture

February 20, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria’s intervention in healthcare comes across as a critical juncture in the effort to fast-track Nigeria’s socio-economic advancement. Of the bank’s 37 intervention schemes, amounting to N4.2 trillion (both executed and...

January Inflation Rate Down To 15.60 Percent

February 15, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s consumer price inflation rate fell from 15.63 percent in December 2021 to 15.60 percent in January 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The statistics office said the prices of goods and services,...

State Of State: Niger State

February 13, (THEWILL) - Niger state is found in the Middle Belt Region of Nigeria. It is the largest state in the country by land mass. It was created on February 3, 1976.  The state capital and major business hub...

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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