Sam Diala, THEWILL

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.

Pressure On Mike Adenuga As NCC Bars Glo Customers’ Calls On MTN Lines Over Indebtedness

January 08, (THEWILL) - The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the commencement of disconnection of Globacom from MTN Nigeria Communicztions Plc (MTN). The NCC in a public notice signed by its Director, Public Affairs Department, Reuben Muoka, released on...

CBN Settles Additional FX Forwards With Banks

January 07, (THEWILL) - In fulfilment of its commitment to eliminate the backlog of pending matured foreign exchange in Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has recently disbursed approximately $61.64 million to foreign airlines through...

Imo Records Zero Foreign Investment In 4 Years–Amid Huge Oil, Gas Deposits

January 07, (THEWILL) - Despite housing the largest natural gas reserves and significant crude oil deposits in Nigeria, Imo state, in South-east region, attracted zero foreign investment in four years, between 2020 and 2023, according to data by the...

Exclusive: Airlines Resume Ticket Sales In Dollar

January, 06, (THEWILL) - Foreign airlines operating in Nigeria have concluded arrangements to resort to ticket sales in dollar, thereby ending the roller-coaster experience of naira transactions. THEWILL authoritatively gathered that the airlines have vowed to resort to dollar...

Exclusive: FG Set To Sack Boards Of Union Bank, Titan Trust Bank

January 06, (THEWILL) - The Federal Government is set to sack the boards of Union Bank Limited and Titan Trust Bank Limited next week in a move to effectively take over the two financial service institutions, a source...

Airtel Africa Plc CEO, Ogunsanya To Retire, Taldar Named As Successor

January 03, (THEWILL) - Airtel Africa Plc on Wednesday announced the retirement of the Chief Executive Officer, Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, with effect from 1 July, 2024. Mr. Ogunsanya, who joined Airtel in 2012, ran the Nigeria Operations of the Telecommunications...

Banks to Comb Customers’ Accounts for 3 Years Foreign Currency Transactions Levy Arrears

January 03, (THEWILL) - Nigeria’s deposit money banks have announced that they will comb their customers’ accounts to deduct the backlog of Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) on old foreign currency transactions. The deductions, which will be effected in...

Naira Records First Slump At NAFEM In 2024 – Down To N988.46/$1

January 03, (THEWILL) - In what points to the continued roller-coaster regime for the naira in the new year, the local currency slumped to N988.46 to a dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) on Tuesday, January...

CBN Bars Crypto Bank Account Operators From Cash Withdrawal

January 03, (THEWILL) - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that cash withdrawals will not be possible from accounts operated for virtual and digital asset transactions. Withdrawals from these accounts would only be available by transfer or manager’s...

Equity Market Opens 2023 Trading With N665.98bn Gain – Crosses 75,000 Index Benchmark In 64 Years

January 02, (THEWILL) - In the first trading day of the year, the Nigerian equities opened on a bright note as market capitalisation rose to N41.58 trillion. This translates to N665.98 billion gain against the closing figure of N40.98 trillion...