Sam Diala, THEWILL

October 17, (THEWILL) - A nation’s budget should inspire hope and stimulate expectations as it provides the avenue to foster development, boost human capital and raise the people’s standard of living.  As a channel for achieving economic growth, it is...

October 15, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s inflation rate fell for the sixth consecutive month in September 2021 amid decelerating food prices, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The NBS in its monthly inflation report released on Friday stated that the...

October 14, (THEWILL) - The World Bank Group President, David Malpass, has said that the pandemic environment arising from the COVID-19 crisis is pushing up poverty around the world. He also stated that while the world suffers from a dramatically...

October 11, (THEWILL) - The massive response by governments around the world to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their citizens has increased the debt burden of the world’s low-income countries which rose to a record high...

October 10, (THEWILL) - There are concerns that Nigeria’s deepening 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 escalating...

October 10, (THEWILL) - Akwa Ibom State was created on September 23, 1987 from Cross River state. Its capital and major city is Uyo.  The state is in  coastal southern Nigeria. It  is bordered on the east by Cross River, on the west...

October 07, (THEWILL) - The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele has said that the Nigerian financial services sector will witness a digital revolution, especially in the area of payments system, in the post-COVID-19 environment. He has...

October 03, (THEWILL) - As part of efforts aimed at improving service delivery in line with the Service Reflective Tariff (SRT) regime in the electricity supply industry, BEDC Electricity Plc (BEDC) has begun a major network clean up exercise...

October 03, (THEWILL) - The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank Limited, Mr Ifie Sekibo, has urged the Federal Government to resolve identity management system challenges in the country so as to empower commercial lenders to...

October 03, (THEWILL) - First City Monument Bank Plc (FCMB)’s 2021 half-year result was a reversal of the meteoric performance it recorded in 2020, which many analysts had described as unsustainable.  Given the performance trend in recent years, the ‘exceptional’...