Sam Diala, THEWILL

eNaira App Records 600,000 Downloads In Four Weeks – Emefiele

November 26, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), eNaira, has recorded 600,000 downloads on its application (App) four weeks after it was launched on October 25, 2021. It also disclosed that efforts are ongoing to encourage faster adoption...

CBN Retains Benchmark Rate to Achieve Accelerated Growth

November 23, (THEWILL) - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained its benchmark and policy rates at the last meeting of the year held November 22-23, 2021. The policy rate is the rate at...

Nigerian Firm To Participate In Intra-Africa Trade Fair

November 21, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s major food and beverage manufacturer, Rite Foods Limited, says it will participate in the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) in Durban, South Africa in November. The company says it will use the opportunity to...

Unilever: Dividend Drought Awaits Shareholders For Third Year 

November 21, (THEWILL) - Shareholders of Unilever Nigeria Plc, a major Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) firm, will witness another dividend drought this year as the company wriggles out of the loss terrain it slid into about two years ago....

State of the States: Rivers State

November 21, (THEWILL) - There are concerns that Nigeria’s worsening revenue challenge may escalate into a financial implosion, with the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (sub-nationals), being the worst hit. The situation is aggravated by the nation’s...

State Of The State: Bayelsa State

November 21, (THEWILL) - Bayelsa State was created on October 1, 1996 out of the old Rivers State and its capital is Yenagoa .  The state shares boundaries with Delta in the North, Rivers State on the East and the...

PSB Licence: Airtel Records $500m Investment from Mastercard, Others

November 16, (THEWILL) - Airtel Africa Plc has said that three major investors, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), TPG, a U.S. private equity firm, and Mastercard have increased their investments in Airtel Money to $500million following the approval-in-principle granted it...

MTN Nigeria Communications Lists ₦110bn Series Bond On FMDQ Exchange

November 16, (THEWILL) - FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited has approved the listing of the MTN Nigeria Communications Plc ₦110.00 billion Series 1 Senior Unsecured Fixed Rate Bond (MTN Nigeria Bond) under its ₦200.00 billion Bond Issuance Programme on the...

Ecobank Wins Big At Nigeria’s Banks And Other Financial Institutions’ (BAFI) Awards

November 15, (THEWILL) - Ecobank Nigeria was the cynosure of all eyes at the prestigious Banks and Other Financial Institutions' (BAFI) Awards 2021 held in Lagos at the weekend. At the keenly contested awards, Ecobank Nigeria emerged winner of...

Aiteo Appoints Useh as COO

November 14, (THEWILL) - Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO), operator of the NNPC/Aiteo Joint Venture on OML 29. has announced the appointment of Mr. Ewariezi Useh as its Chief Operations Officer (COO). According to Aiteo, Useh will provide overall...

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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