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SPEECH OF H.E. PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON THE 2017 BUDGET OF RECOVERY AND GROWTH AT JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 14TH DECEMBER 2016 Protocols 1. It is my pleasure to present the 2017 Budget Proposals to this distinguished Joint Assembly: the...

Foremost African financial institution, Access Bank Plc. has emerged as Nigeria’s biggest winner at the 2016 EMEA Finance Banking Awards by leading financial publication EMEA Finance Magazine. Access Bank won in 3 categories awarded to financial institutions in the Pan-African...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 14, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presented a N7.298 trillion 2017 budget, bench-marking the appropriation bill at N305 against one US dollar and the oil benchmark at $42.50. The document also projected 2.2 million...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 14, (THEWILL) - The Senate has called for the resignation and prosecution of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir Lawal, following alleged complicity in the diversion of Northeast humanitarian funds. This followed the presentation...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 14, (THEWILL) - The coalition of seven political parties that produced Adama Barrow as the President-elect of The Gambia has expressed their earnest expectation that Muhammadu Buhari will deploy his vast experience, and join other African...

Stephane Richard, head of France's biggest phone company, who was expected to be one of the chief witnesses at the negligency trial of IMF chief Christine Lagarde, stayed away from the Paris court on Wednesday on the advice of...

Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) and Renault SA (RENA.PA) CEO Carlos Ghosn is set to receive a third salary after Nissan-controlled Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) on Wednesday approved the Frenchman as its chairman along with a tripling in compensation...

Turkey is facing the biggest attack in its history from terrorist groups and needs to retaliate in kind, President Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech to local administrators in the presidential palace on Wednesday. Turkey has been hit by a...

Alphabet’s Google is racing to hire more conservatives for its lobbying and policy arm, trying to get a foothold in President-elect Donald Trump’s Washington after enjoying a uniquely close relationship with the administration of President Barack Obama. In the weeks...

Talks between shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and DONG Energy (DENERG.CO) to merge their oil and gas business have stalled after the two Danish firms could not agree on a price, industry and banking sources said on Wednesday. The breakdown...